English

forcut

Forcut comes from Middle English forcutten.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from for- + cut

Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’

Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’

Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’

English for-

Proto-Germanic *kutjaną ‘to cut’

Old Norse *kytja

Middle English cutten

English cut

Every English word from Middle English forcutten

verb To cut into; cut through; cut completely; cut in pieces; cut up; injure by cutting.

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