Where does “tōforan” come from?

tōforan (Old English) comes from Old English tō, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

tōforan (Old English): in front of

Definitions

  1. in front of

Ancestry of “tōforan”, step by step

tōforan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōat, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
2Proto-West Germanic*tō—
3Proto-Germanictōto
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Old English foran

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

Words derived from “tōforan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →
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