Where does “hemiforebrain” come from?

hemiforebrain (English) comes from English forebrain, from English fore-, from English Fore, from German Fahr, from German Fähre, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro — passed , crossed.

hemiforebrain (English): Either half of the forebrain

Definitions

  1. Either half of the forebrain

Ancestry of “hemiforebrain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforebrainThe anterior part of the brain, including the...
2Englishfore-Positioned at or near the front; Before; ahead or...
3EnglishForeA people of Papua New Guinea
4GermanFahr
5GermanFähreferry
6Middle High Germanverren
7Old High Germanferranafrom afar
8Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
9Proto-West Germanic*ferrō
10Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós