English
foreking
From fore- + king.
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 *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
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Proto-Germanic *kuningaz
Proto-West Germanic *kuning
Old English cening
Middle English king ‘king’
English king
Today it means
noun A preceding king.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foreking