English

facefirst

From face + first.

A compound of face + first

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Latin faciēs ‘form’

Late Latin facia

Old French face

Middle English face

English face

Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before’

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Proto-Germanic *furistaz ‘first’

Proto-West Germanic *furist

Old English fyrest

Middle English first

English first

Today it means

adv Violently forward, with one's face foremost.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / facefirst