English
foremeal
From fore- + meal.
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 *meh₁- ‘to measure’
Proto-Germanic *mēlą ‘time’
Proto-West Germanic *māl ‘time’
Old English mǣl ‘measure’
Middle English mel ‘a time’
English meal
Today it means
noun A meal eaten early or prior to some other activity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foremeal