English

foredestine

Foredestine comes from Middle English fordestinen.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

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-

Old French destiner

Middle English destinen

Every English word from Middle English fordestinen

verb To predestine

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