Where does “forgreithing” come from?
forgreithing (Middle English) comes from Middle English forgreithen, 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.
forgreithing (Middle English): An act of making ready; preparation
Definitions
- An act of making ready; preparation
Ancestry of “forgreithing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forgreithen | To get ready beforehand; to prepare |
| 2 | Middle English | for | for |
| 3 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |