Where does “midforehead” come from?

midforehead (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.

midforehead (English): In the middle of the forehead

Definitions

  1. In the middle of the forehead

Ancestry of “midforehead”, step by step

midforehead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMIDInitialism of mobile information device
2Englishmid-rangeOf a central or halfway point
3EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
4Middle Englishrengen
5Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
6Old Frenchrengplace; position
7Latinrencusrow; order, rank
8Gaulishrekos
9Proto-Celticreketito arrange
10Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via English forehead

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforeheadThe part of the face above the eyebrows and below...
2Middle Englishforhedforehead
3Old Englishfōrehēafodforehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-
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