English
forerider
From fore- + rider.
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 *Hreydʰ- ‘to set in motion, ride’
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Proto-West Germanic *rīdan ‘to ride’
Old English rīdan ‘to ride’
Old English rīdere ‘rider, knight’
Middle English ryder ‘a rider or equestrian’
English rider
Today it means
noun Someone who rides at the front; a scout, or someone in the vanguard.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forerider