Where does “for-” come from?

for- (Old French) comes from Latin forīs, from Proto-Italic *foris — door.

for- (Old French): out, from

Definitions

  1. out, from

Ancestry of “for-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforīsdoor
2Proto-Italic*forisdoor

Words derived from “for-”

Every word from Proto-Italic *foris →Every word from Latin forīs →