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Where does “fordōn” come from?

fordōn (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fradōną — to do away with; to fordo; do away with; to ruin,...

fordōn (Old English): to undo, bring to naught, ruin, destroy, abolish,...

Definitions

  1. to undo, bring to naught, ruin, destroy, abolish,...

Ancestry of “fordōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfradōnąto do away with; to fordo; do away with; to ruin,...

Words derived from “fordōn”

  • foredone
  • fordone
  • fordo
  • foredo
  • fordon
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