Where does “foredemen” come from?

foredemen (Middle English) comes from Old English foredēman, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “foredemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforedēmanto prejudge
2Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
3Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “foredemen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →
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