Where does “foroft” come from?

foroft (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.

foroft (Old English): very often

Definitions

  1. very often

Ancestry of “foroft”, step by step

foroft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōrjourney; going, course, journey
2Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
3Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old English oft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishoftoften
2Old High Germanoftu—
3Proto-Germanicuftōoft; often
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →