English
fore-strength
From fore- + strength.
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist; rope, cord’
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Proto-West Germanic *strang ‘strong’
Proto-West Germanic *strangiþu ‘strength’
Old English strengþu ‘strength’
Middle English strengthe
English strength
Today it means
noun That which leads to or engenders strength.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fore-strength