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Where does “forwaste” come from?

forwaste (English) comes from English for, 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.

forwaste (English): To waste; waste completely; lay waste to;...

Definitions

  1. To waste; waste completely; lay waste to;...

Ancestry of “forwaste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforBecause, as, since; Towards; in the direction of;...
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

Words derived from “forwaste”

  • forwasted
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