English
forebridge
From fore- + bridge.
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 *brugjǭ ‘bridge’
Proto-West Germanic *bruggju ‘bridge’
Old English brycġ ‘bridge’
Middle English brigge ‘a bridge’
English bridge
Today it means
noun A raised platform or pilothouse at the front of the bridge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forebridge