English
foregoer
Foregoer comes from Middle English foregoer.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500foregoer
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500foregoer
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from forego + -er
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave’
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Proto-West Germanic *gān ‘to go’
Old English gān ‘to go’
Old English foregān ‘to precede, stand out, go before’
Middle English forgan
English forego
Every English word from Middle English foregoer
Today it means
noun A purveyor of the king or other high-ranking person, who provided for his household.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English foregoer / foregoer