Where does “aforn” come from?

aforn (Middle English) comes from Old English ætforan, from Old English æt-, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “aforn”, step by step

aforn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ætforan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishætforanbefore
2Old Englishæt-at, near; toward; away, off; to
3Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
4Proto-Turkicātname
5Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Old English onforan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishonforanbefore, in front of
2Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
3Proto-West Germanicanaon
4Proto-Germanic*an—
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →