English

forebody

Forebody comes from Middle English forebodi.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Earliest quotation: 1984, John C. Hilliard, George S. Springer: “Beyond that, there are indications that some gains may…”

Formed from fore- + body

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 *bʰewdʰ- ‘to be awake’

Proto-West Germanic *bodag ‘body’

Old English bodiġ ‘body’

Middle English body

English body

Every English word from Middle English forebodi

noun The forepart of a vehicle; foreside.

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