Where does “forgreithen” come from?
forgreithen (Middle English) comes from Middle English for, from Old English fōr, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
forgreithen (Middle English): To get ready beforehand; to prepare
Definitions
- To get ready beforehand; to prepare
Ancestry of “forgreithen”, step by step
forgreithen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English for
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | for | for |
| 2 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Middle English greithen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | greithen | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | greiða | to unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaną | to arrange, set in order |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |