Where does “forliþan” come from?
forliþan (Old English) comes from Old English fōr, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
forliþan (Old English): to shipwreck
Definitions
- to shipwreck
Ancestry of “forliþan”, step by step
forliþan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English fōr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old English līþan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | līþan | to go, travel; to go, travel, fare; to go,... |
| 2 | Old English | liþan | to go; pass; travel; to suffer loss |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |