English
forehew
From fore- + hew.
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 *kewh₂- ‘to strike, hew, forge’
Proto-Germanic *hawwaną ‘to hew, to chop’
Proto-West Germanic *hauwan ‘to hew, to chop’
Old English hēawan ‘to chop, hew, hash, fell wood’
Middle English hewen
English hew
Today it means
verb To hew or cut in front.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forehew