Where does “foreceorfan” come from?

foreceorfan (Old English) comes from Old English ċeorfan, from Proto-West Germanic kerban, from Proto-Germanic kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

foreceorfan (Old English): to cut off the front of

Definitions

  1. to cut off the front of

Ancestry of “foreceorfan”, step by step

foreceorfan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via Old English fore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
2Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kerbaną →