fordwinen etymology

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-

Detailed word origin of fordwinen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
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)

Words with the same origin as fordwinen

Descendants of for-
for- forbarren forbeaten forblowen forbowen forbrinnen forburnen forcleven forclingen fordrenchen fordriven forgreithen forleden forleren forneh forseen forsetten forshetten forspeken forstoppen forwaxen forwerpen foryiven forȝiven
Descendants of *stōd-
stod stood
Descendants of *feraną
fer ferd ferre foord for foreward forther fraisen frasten fre freisten freo further fēre importen impressen infer porche port proven purposen severen transporten vor-
Descendants of *per-
forcoveren fordraȝen forealdien foreseen foresetten foretokne forhed forlesen forquethen forreden forsethen forslowen forspeche forspillen forswolewen forswoluwen fortreden forwirken forȝiten furst proporcion proscriben vicare youthe
Descendants of *dgʷhey-
dwinen far- forberen forfaren forgiten forgiven forloren forlorn forme fornimen forshapen forstanden forswalȝen forswolȝen forthynken forwerken forwernen forworthen freten
Descendants of *per
comper ferde forcasten fordemen forhiden forolden forschapen foryelden fram frosk frude permitten processioun purpos
Descendants of *far-
forgeten former forniming forsaken forswelȝen forthyrsten forȝeten