Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “forslowen” come from?

forslowen (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.

Ancestry of “forslowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforslāwian—
2Old Englishfor-wrongly, away from, astray, abstention,...
3Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “forslowen”

  • forslow
  • foreslow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →