Where does “fore” come from?

fore (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “fore”, step by step

fore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic furh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
2Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Proto-West Germanic forē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
2Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front

Words derived from “fore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →
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