Where does “aforthen” come from?
aforthen (Middle English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “aforthen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | iforthen | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġeforþian | to further, accomplish, afford |
| 3 | Old English | forþian | to further, accomplish, afford |
| 4 | Old English | forþon | because, since |
| 5 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “aforthen”