Where does “forre” come from?

forre (Middle English) comes from Old French fuerre, from Frankish fōdar, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

Ancestry of “forre”, step by step

forre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French fuerre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfuerrehay
2Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
3Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Anglo-Norman forre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanforre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →