Etymology of for

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Unnumbered source etymology

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particle

To; (the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive).

conj

Because.

prep

Towards; in the direction of. · Leading towards in time or circumstance. · Directed at; intended to belong to. · In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂i Proto-Germanic *furi Proto-West Germanic *furi Old English for Middle English for English for Inherited from Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, because of”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-. Cognate with West Frisian foar (“for”), Dutch voor (“for”), German für (“for”), Danish for (“for”), Swedish för (“for”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk for (“for”), Icelandic fyrir (“for”), Latin per (“by, through, for, by means of”) and Romance language descendants (e.g. Spanish por (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Slovak pre (“for”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).

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Root classification mention*preh₂-ine-pro
Inherited-form mentionforenm
Inherited-form mentionforang
Inherited-form mention*furigem-pro
Derivation mention*preh₂-ine-pro
Cognate mentionfoarfy
Cognate mentionvoornl
Cognate mentionfürde
Cognate mentionforda
Cognate mentionförsv
Cognate mentionfyriris
Cognate mentionperla
Cognate mentionpores
Cognate mentionπερίgrc
Cognate mentionperlt
Cognate mentionpresk
Cognate mentionपरिsa

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