Where does “toforn” come from?

toforn (Middle English) comes from Old English tōforan, from Old English tō, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

toforn (Middle English): Alternative form of tofore; before

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tofore; before

Ancestry of “toforn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōforanin front of
2Old Englishtōat, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
3Proto-West Germanic*tō—
4Proto-Germanictōto
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →