English

foremessenger

fore- + messenger

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-

Old French messagier

Old French messanger

Middle English messengere

Today it means

noun One who brings a message in advance of something; a harbinger.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / foremessenger