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Origin
From Middle English for-, vor-, ver-, from Old English for-, fer-, fær-, fyr- (“far, away, completely”, prefix), from the merger of Proto-Germanic *fra- ("away, away from"; see fro, from) and Proto-Germanic *fur-, *far- (“through, completely, fully”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, *per-, *pr-. Cognate with Scots for-, West Frisian fer-, for-, Dutch ver-, German ver-, Swedish för-, Danish for-, Norwegian for-, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-), Latin pro-. More at for.
"Occurring only in words adopted from French, as forcatch v., forfeit n., forprise n., represents Old French for-, fors-, identical with fors adv. (modern French hors) outside, out."
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Lineage
- rootProto-Indo-European*per- “produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”
- inheritedMiddle Englishfor-
- inheritedOld Englishfor-
- inheritedProto-Germanic*fra- “for-, prefix meaning ‘completely, fully’”
- inheritedOld Englishfor-
- derivedEnglishFrench “The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by…”
- inheritedMiddle EnglishFrensch
- derivedOld EnglishFrencisċ
- borrowedEnglishterms
- derivedEnglishan “Used before a vowel sound.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishan “and, if”
- derivedEnglishHollow
- derivedEnglish1390
- derivedEnglishintermittent “Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.”
- derivedEnglishdraoi “druid”
- derivedEnglishpidgin “An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a …”
- derivedEnglishLenape “A member of a group of aboriginal Americans who were living in what is now New Jersey and along the…”
- derivedEnglisha “The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.”
- derivedEnglishwhich “What, of those mentioned or implied.”
- derivedMiddle Frenchescuirie
- derivedEnglishaden “mountain”
- partEnglishwil “will”
- derivedEnglishor “Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could mak…”
- derivedMiddle Frenchbougette “little pouch”
- derivedEnglishplaisance “pleasance”
- derivedEnglishPowhatan “A member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.”
- derivedEnglishsordidus “dirty, vile”
- derivedCantonese胡
- derived (possibly)Englishdugan “to avail, serve”
- derivedEnglishWaltheri
- derivedEnglishweald “A forest or wood.”
- derivedEnglishsunna “sun”
- partEnglishhæle “warrior, hero”
- derivedEnglishepisode “A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life …”
- partEnglishburh “A fortified dwelling place belonging to a king or noble; a prehistoric fort.”
- partEnglishhealh
- borrowedGeorgianან
- inheritedOld Englishān “one”
- derivedEnglishCorsica “An island and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia.”
- borrowedLatinCorsica
- derivedEnglishcire “A fabric with a glazed finish.”
- derivedEnglishciré “Having a shiny, glossy surface, often due to the application of wax or heat treatment.”
- derivedEnglishLatin “Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.”
- derivedEnglishJustus “A male given name from Latin.”
- derivedEnglishAncient
- derivedEnglishpēnultimus
- derivedEnglishdilapidare “to destroy with stones”
- partEnglishprae “before”
- derivedEnglishnotare “to observe”
- derivedEnglishvīndēmĭa “grape-gathering, vintage”
- derivedEnglishcapillus
- possiblyMedieval Latinrather
- partAncient Greekφῐ́λος “loving”
- partEnglishcor “Expression of surprise.”
- partAncient Greekδελφύς “womb, uterus”
- inheritedMiddle EnglishLatyn
- inheritedMiddle EnglishLatin
- derivedMiddle EnglishLatyn
- partEnglishvive “lively, animated”
- derivedLatinvīvus “alive”
- derivedLatinofficīna “workshop”
- partLatinopifex “a workman”
- derivedLatinopificīna
- partLatin-īna
- derivedEnglishpaille “straw”
- derivedEnglishthe “...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or ve…”
- derivedEnglish7th
- derivedEnglishSweden “A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden. Capital: Stockholm.”
- derivedEnglishJohn “A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle A…”
- derivedEnglishEisen “A surname from German.”
- derivedEnglishMilonakis—himself
- derivedEnglishmull “To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.”
- derivedEnglishNîmes “A city, the capital of Gard department, Occitania, southern France, formerly in the region of Langu…”
- derivedEnglishon “In the state of being active, functioning or operating.”
- derivedEnglishpassio “suffering”
- derivedEnglishmarine “Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the …”
- derivedEnglishninny “A silly or foolish person.”
- derivedEnglishlack “A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.”
- derivedEnglishtalking “The action of the verb talk.”
- derivedEnglishPlacerville “A city, the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States.”
- derivedEnglishinside “The interior or inner part.”
- derivedEnglishacetylierte
- derivedEnglishBlau “A surname from German.”
- derivedEnglishFahr “A surname from German.”
- derived (possibly)EnglishMatthew “A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.”
- derivedEnglishBMC
- derivedLatin-plus “-ple”
- derivedEnglishming “To mix, blend, mingle.”
- derivedEnglishRuaghagain
- derivedEnglishhome “One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which …”
- derivedEnglishkind “A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may b…”
- derivedEnglishits “Belonging to it.”
- derivedEnglishfirst “Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.”
- derivedEnglish1940
- derivedProto-Germanic*landą “land”
- derivedEnglishKohl “A surname from German.”
- derivedEnglishMöhn
- derivedEnglishÓ “descendant”
- derivedEnglishsmelting “The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore.”
- borrowedEnglishJapanese “Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.”
- derivedEnglishDurst “A surname.”
- partEnglish新 “new”
- derivedEnglishcarrying “Transportation.”
- derivedEnglishgunfire “Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.”
- derivedEnglishseemingly “As it appears; apparently.”
- derivedEnglishBusch “A surname.”
- derivedMedieval Latinpancharta
- derivedMohawk[Term?] “a kind of pike [fish]”
- derivedLatinalveus “a hollow, cavity”
- borrowedEnglishreblocher “to pinch a cow's udder again”
- derivedEnglishWarsaw “The capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship.”
- derivedEnglishmonter “to mount”
- derivedEnglishorange “An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).”
- partEnglishbel “A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and refere…”
- derivedEnglishtruite “trout”
- derivedEnglishbredouiller “to stammer, to mumble”
- derivedEnglishcran “A measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified. It has oftentimes been abou…”
- derivedEnglishAlgonquian “Relating to a group of North American languages.”
- borrowedEnglishOccitan “An endangered Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern Franc…”
- partEnglishla “A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.”
- partEnglishcher
- inheritedMiddle EnglishFrensch
Related: Scots for-, West Frisian fer-, Dutch ver-, German ver-, Swedish för-, Danish for-, Norwegian for-, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰-, Latin prō-
Sources
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: for-