Where does “for-” come from?
for- (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German vorvaten — to compose, write.
for- (Norwegian Bokmål): previous, before, first, pre-; extremely;...
Definitions
- previous, before, first, pre-; extremely;...
Ancestry of “for-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vorvaten | to compose, write |
Words derived from “for-”