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Where does “forthrist” come from?

forthrist (English) comes from Middle English forthristen, from Middle English for, from Old English fōr, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

forthrist (English): To shatter, smash, or crush

Definitions

  1. To shatter, smash, or crush

Ancestry of “forthrist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforthristen—
2Middle Englishforfor
3Old Englishfōrjourney; going, course, journey
4Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
5Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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