English
foreready
From fore- + ready.
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 *h₂reh₁dʰ-
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Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz
Old English ġerǣde ‘prepared, prompt, ready’
Middle English ired ‘ready, prepared’
Middle English redy
English ready
Today it means
verb To make ready ahead of time; prepare in advance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foreready