Where does “forslewen” come from?
forslewen (Middle English) comes from Old English forslāwian, from Old English for-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
forslewen (Middle English): to neglect
Definitions
- to neglect
Ancestry of “forslewen”, step by step
forslewen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English forslāwian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | forslāwian | to be slow or unwilling, lose by sloth, neglect through laziness |
| 2 | Old English | for- | wrongly, away from, astray, abstention,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old English forslǣwan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | forslǣwan | to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off |