Where does “fore” come from?

fore (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fore (Old English): before; forepart, front

Definitions

  1. before; forepart, front

Ancestry of “fore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fore”

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