English
forend
From fore- + end.
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 *h₂ent- ‘face, forehead, front’
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Proto-Germanic *andijaz ‘end’
Proto-West Germanic *andī ‘end’
Old English ende ‘end’
Middle English ende ‘end’
English end
Today it means
noun Part of a rifle, underneath the barrel, where it is supported by the hand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forend