Middle English word fordwinen comes from Old English for-, Proto-Germanic *stōd-, Proto-Germanic *feraną, Proto-Indo-European *per-, Proto-Indo-European *dgʷhey-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰowHéyeti, Proto-Indo-European *per (Around. Through.), Proto-Germanic *far-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| for- | Old English (ang) | Forming verbs from verbs with various senses especially ‘wrongly, away from, astray, abstention, prohibition, perversion, destruction’. Used to create intensified adjectives and verbs from other adjectives and verbs, with the sense of completely or fully. Compare Modern English use of up. Very. |
| *stōd- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *feraną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *per- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *dgʷhey- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to disappear, die |
| *bʰowHéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *per | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Around. Through. |
| *far- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *pró | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Toward, leading to. |
| *pro- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Toward, forward. |
| *dwīnaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To dwindle, to disappear. |
| dwinan | Old English (ang) | To waste away, languish, decline, wither. |
| dwīnan | Old English (ang) | |
| fordwīnan | Old English (ang) | |
| fordwinan | Old English (ang) | To dwindle, fade, or pass away, vanish, come to an end. |
| fordwinen | Middle English (enm) |