Where does “forceorfan” come from?

forceorfan (Old English) comes 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.

forceorfan (Old English): to cut or carve out or away, cut through, cut...

Definitions

  1. to cut or carve out or away, cut through, cut...

Ancestry of “forceorfan”, step by step

forceorfan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōrjourney; going, course, journey
2Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
3Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old English ċeorfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeorfanto cut
2Proto-West Germanickerbanto carve, to cut
3Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “forceorfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →