English
foreken
From fore- + ken.
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 *ǵneh₃- ‘to know’
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Proto-West Germanic *kannijan ‘to know, be aware of’
Old English cunnan ‘to become acquainted with, to know’
Old English cennan ‘make known, declare, acknowledge’
Middle English kennen ‘to make known’
English ken
Today it means
verb To perceive, ken, or realise ahead of time; foreknow; preconceive.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foreken