English
forhale
From earlier forhail, equivalent to for- + hale.
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos ‘healthy, whole’
Proto-Germanic *hailaz ‘whole’
Proto-West Germanic *hail ‘healthy, sound’
Old English hāl ‘sound, healthy, intact’
Northern Middle English hal
English hale
Today it means
verb To overhaul; overtake.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forhale