Where does “onforan” come from?

onforan (Old English) comes from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

onforan (Old English): before, in front of

Definitions

  1. before, in front of

Ancestry of “onforan”, step by step

onforan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
2Proto-West Germanicanaon
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old English foran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforanbefore
2Old Englishforafront; before; forepart, front

Words derived from “onforan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →