Where does “toforehand” come from?
toforehand (English) comes from English tofore, from Middle English tofore, from Middle English to-, from Middle English to, from Middle English tone, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos — to stretch, to extend.
toforehand (English): Beforehand, previously
Definitions
- Beforehand, previously
Ancestry of “toforehand”, step by step
toforehand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tofore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tofore | Before |
| 2 | Middle English | tofore | In front, ahead; in the first position in a... |
| 3 | Middle English | to- | Affixed to verbs and verb inflections to impart a... |
| 4 | Middle English | to | toe; to; too |
| 5 | Middle English | tone | the one |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English Hand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hand | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
| 2 | Middle English | hond | hand; Alternative form of hound |
| 3 | Old English | hand | A hand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 5 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 6 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |