English
forecrown
From fore- + crown.
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-
Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘crow; anything curved; a crown’
Latin corōna ‘crown, wreath’
Anglo-Norman corone
Middle English coroune ‘a crown’
English crown
Today it means
noun The front of the crown of an animal’s head.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forecrown