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Where does “ġeforþian” come from?

ġeforþian (Old English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ġeforþian (Old English): to further, accomplish, afford

Definitions

  1. to further, accomplish, afford

Ancestry of “ġeforþian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforþianto further, accomplish, afford
2Old Englishforþonbecause, since
3Old Englishfōrjourney; going, course, journey
4Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
5Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “ġeforþian”

  • afford
  • affordable
  • affordably
  • affordability
  • unaffordable
  • affordance
  • affordeth
  • unaffordability
  • affordest
  • unaffordably
  • afforder
  • affordment
  • afforder
  • iforthien
  • avorthien
  • ȝeforthien
  • afforthen
  • aforthen
  • iforthen
  • affaûrder
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