Where does “forhycgan” come from?

forhycgan (Old English) comes from Old English hycgan, from Proto-West Germanic huggjan, from Proto-Germanic hugjaną — to think, consider.

forhycgan (Old English): to despise, scorn (somebody or something)

Definitions

  1. to despise, scorn (somebody or something)

Ancestry of “forhycgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhycganto think; to think about, to consider
2Proto-West Germanichuggjanto think
3Proto-Germanichugjanąto think, consider
Every word from Proto-Germanic hugjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic huggjan →Every word from Old English hycgan →