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Where does “firi-” come from?

firi- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European per(i), from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

firi- (Proto-Germanic): around; through, across; expresses intensive or...

Definitions

  1. around; through, across; expresses intensive or...

Ancestry of “firi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanper(i)through, across; leading across
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “firi-”

  • forecast
  • forecasting
  • forswear
  • forsworn
  • forecaster
  • verboten
  • forsaid
  • forwent
  • forhold
  • forecastable
  • forecastability
  • unforecastable
  • forcast
  • forfoughten
  • unforecast
  • forset
  • forswearer
  • forspeak
  • forsweareth
  • forworship
  • forwaste
  • forwasted
  • forbar
  • formay
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