English

forncast

Forncast comes from Middle English forncasten.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of forn + cast

Proto-Germanic *furanē

Old English foran ‘before, in front, forward, to the front’

Middle English forn

English forn

Proto-Germanic *kas- ‘to throw’

Proto-Germanic *kastōną ‘to throw’

Old Norse kasta ‘to throw’

Middle English casten

English cast

Every English word from Middle English forncasten

verb To arrange beforehand; forecast.

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