English

foremonish

fore- + monish

A compound of fore- + monish

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 English monesten

Today it means

verb To forewarn, premonish.

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

Etymograph / foremonish