Where does “iforthen” come from?
iforthen (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeforþian, from Old English forþian, from Old English forþon, from Old English fōr, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “iforthen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġeforþian | to further, accomplish, afford |
| 2 | Old English | forþian | to further, accomplish, afford |
| 3 | Old English | forþon | because, since |
| 4 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |