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Where does “unforeskinned” come from?

unforeskinned (English) comes from English foreskinned, from English foreskin, from English fore-, from English Fore, from German Fahr, from German Fähre, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana — passed , crossed.

unforeskinned (English): Not foreskinned; deprived of the foreskin;...

Definitions

  1. Not foreskinned; deprived of the foreskin;...

Ancestry of “unforeskinned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforeskinnedHaving a foreskin; not circumcised
2EnglishforeskinThe nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which...
3Englishfore-Positioned at or near the front; Before; ahead or...
4EnglishForeA people of Papua New Guinea
5GermanFahr—
6GermanFähreferry
7Middle High Germanverren—
8Old High Germanferranafrom afar
9Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
10Proto-West Germanic*ferrō—
11Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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