Where does “foran” come from?
foran (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fora, from Esperanto for, from English Forth, from English Fourth, from Middle English fourthe, from Middle English ferthe, from Old English fēorþa, from Proto-West Germanic feurþō — fourth.
foran (Esperanto): accusative singular of fora
Definitions
- accusative singular of fora
Ancestry of “foran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fora | far, distant |
| 2 | Esperanto | for | away, far, gone |
| 3 | English | Forth | that flows for about 47 km (29 miles) from The Trossachs through Stirling to the Firth of Forth on the North Sea |
| 4 | English | Fourth | The Fourth of July |
| 5 | Middle English | fourthe | Alternative form of ferthe |
| 6 | Middle English | ferthe | fourth; One of four equal parts of a whole; a... |
| 7 | Old English | fēorþa | fourth |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | feurþō | fourth |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþô | fourth |