Etymograph

English

foreshowing

Foreshowing comes from Old English foresċēawung ‘a foreshowing, foreseeing, foresight,…’, from sċēawian ‘to watch or look at’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kewh₁-‘to heed, look, feel, take note of’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skawwōną‘to look, see, watch’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skauwōn‘to look, see, watch’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150sċēawian‘to watch or look at’
  5. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150foresċēawian‘to foresee, observe beforehand, foreknow’
  6. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150foresċēawung‘a foreshowing, foreseeing, foresight, foreknowledge, forethought, providence’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forshowyng
  8. Englishtodayforeshowing

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kewh₁-‘to heed, look, feel, take note of’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skawwōną‘to look, see, watch’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skauwōn‘to look, see, watch’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150sċēawian‘to watch or look at’
  5. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150foresċēawian‘to foresee, observe beforehand, foreknow’
  6. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150foresċēawung‘a foreshowing, foreseeing, foresight, foreknowledge, forethought, providence’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forshowyng
  8. Englishtodayforeshowing

Formed from foreshow + -ing

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to heed, look, feel, take note of’

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Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn ‘to look, see, watch’

Old English sċēawian ‘to watch or look at’

Old English forescēawian ‘to foreshow, foresee’

Middle English foreschewen

English foreshow

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to heed, look, feel, take note of’

cave, kudos, precaution, sheen, scone, 11 more

through Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn ‘to look, see, watch’

shown, shower, 4 more

through Old English sċēawian ‘to watch or look at’

show, 4 more

Today it means

noun The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- / foreshowing

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