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Where does “foran” come from?

foran (Old English) comes from Old English fora — front; before; forepart, front.

foran (Old English): before

Definitions

  1. before

Ancestry of “foran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforafront; before; forepart, front

Words derived from “foran”

  • hereinbefore
  • beforementioned
  • tofore
  • forn
  • beforetime
  • thereinbefore
  • beforenamed
  • beforesaid
  • toforehand
  • therebefore
  • beforeness
  • beforestated
  • beforecited
  • toforetime
  • beforely
  • whereinbefore
  • tofore
  • before
  • forn
  • bifore
  • toforn
  • tōforan
  • beforan
  • bipo tru
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