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Where does “foreboden” come from?

foreboden (Middle English) comes from Old English forebodian, from Proto-Germanic furaibudōną — to proclaim, lere, instruct.

Ancestry of “foreboden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforebodianto announce, declare, forebode
2Proto-Germanicfuraibudōnąto proclaim, lere, instruct

Words derived from “foreboden”

  • forebode
  • foreboder
  • forebodement
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