Where does “a to feore” come from?

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

a to feore (Old English): for evermore

Definitions

  1. for evermore

Ancestry of “a to feore”, step by step

a to feore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishat, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
2Proto-West Germanic*tō
3Proto-Germanicto
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Old English ā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāalways, ever; ever, always; always", "ever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deEvery word from Proto-Germanic Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō