Where does “forefon” come from?
forefon (Old English) comes from Old English fōn, from Old Norse fanga, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
forefon (Old English): to anticipate, take before; foretake
Definitions
- to anticipate, take before; foretake
Ancestry of “forefon”, step by step
forefon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English fōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | fōn | to take, grasp, seize, catch, capture, make... |
| 2 | Old Norse | fanga | to fetch, capture |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |