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Where does “foresēon” come from?

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

Ancestry of “foresēon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “foresēon”

  • foresee
  • foreseeable
  • foreseeing
  • unforeseeable
  • foreseeability
  • foreseeably
  • forsee
  • unforeseeability
  • unforeseeably
  • unforeseeing
  • foreseeth
  • foreseer
  • foreseest
  • foreseeingly
  • foreseen
  • forseen
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