Where does “forspeken” come from?
forspeken (Middle English) comes from Old English forsprecan, 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.
forspeken (Middle English): to bewitch
Definitions
- to bewitch
Ancestry of “forspeken”, step by step
forspeken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English forsprecan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | forsprecan | to speak against, speak ill of, denounce; to... |
| 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 forspecan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | forspecan | — |