Where does “afforder” come from?
afforder (French) comes from English afford, from Middle English afforthen, from Middle English iforthen, from Old English ġeforþian, from Old English forþian, from Old English forþon, from Old English fōr, from Proto-West Germanic furi — passed , crossed.
afforder (French): to afford
Ancestry of “afforder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | afford | To incur, stand, or bear without serious... |
| 2 | Middle English | afforthen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | iforthen | — |
| 4 | Old English | ġeforþian | to further, accomplish, afford |
| 5 | Old English | forþian | to further, accomplish, afford |
| 6 | Old English | forþon | because, since |
| 7 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |