English
forethigh
From fore- + thigh.
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 *tewk- ‘to become swollen, fat’
Proto-Germanic *þeuhą
Proto-West Germanic *þeuh
Old English þēoh
Middle English thigh
English thigh
Today it means
noun The upper part of a quadruped's forelimb.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forethigh