English
forebeat
From fore- + beat.
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-Germanic *bautaną ‘to push’
Proto-West Germanic *bautan ‘to beat’
Old English bēatan ‘to beat’
Middle English beten ‘to hit or whip’
English beat
Today it means
noun The primary, stronger half of a musical beat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forebeat