English
formay
From for- + may.
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 *megʰ- ‘to be able’
…
Proto-Germanic *maganą ‘to be able’
Proto-West Germanic *magan ‘to be able’
Old English magan ‘can’
Middle English magen
English may
Today it means
verb To dismay.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / formay