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Where does “ætforan” come from?

ætforan (Old English) comes from Old English æt-, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “ætforan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæt-at, near; toward; away, off; to
2Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
3Proto-Turkicātname
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “ætforan”

  • afore
  • pinafore
  • pinafored
  • aforewritten
  • aforeness
  • affor
  • aforn
  • afore
  • afore
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