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Where does “forniman” come from?

forniman (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic franemaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

forniman (Old English): to take away, plunder, waste, ransack; to take...

Definitions

  1. to take away, plunder, waste, ransack; to take...

Ancestry of “forniman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfranemanąto take away, plunder
2Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “forniman”

  • fornimen
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