English

forwither

From for- + wither.

Formed from for- + wither

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-

Middle English widren

Today it means

verb To wither away; shrivel.

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

Etymograph / forwither