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Where does “foresteall” come from?

foresteall (Old English) comes from Old English steall, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

foresteall (Old English): intervention; a hindrance, obstacle; ambush,...

Definitions

  1. intervention; a hindrance, obstacle; ambush,...

Ancestry of “foresteall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstealla position, especially one that is standing;...
2Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
3Proto-West Germanichaimhome
4Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “foresteall”

  • forestall
  • forestalling
  • forestalleth
  • forestallingly
  • unforestallable
  • forestallable
  • forestallest
  • forestallen
  • forestalle
  • forstal
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