English
forelive
From fore- + live.
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 *leyp- ‘to stick’
Proto-Germanic *libjaną ‘to live’
Proto-West Germanic *libbjan ‘to live’
Old English libban ‘to live’
Middle English lefe
English live
Today it means
verb To live or come before; precede
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forelive