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for-English (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English for-, vor-, ver-, from Old English for-, fer-, fær-, fyr- (“far, away, completely”, prefix), from the merger of Proto-Germanic *fra- ("away, away from"; see fro, from) and Proto-Germanic *fur-, *far- (“through, completely, fully”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, *per-, *pr-. Cognate with Scots for-, West Frisian fer-, for-, Dutch ver-, German ver-, Swedish för-, Danish for-, Norwegian for-, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-), Latin pro-. More at for.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗for-English (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Old English for-, which is identical with the preposition "for". In "Old English and Middle English it occurs frequently as a variant of fore- prefix, with the senses ‘before’, ‘in front’, ‘on behalf of’, etc.; cf. Old English for-, forecuman to come before, Middle English forganger and foreganger n."
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗for-English (en) · Etymology 3Source text
"Occurring only in words adopted from French, as forcatch v., forfeit n., forprise n., represents Old French for-, fors-, identical with fors adv. (modern French hors) outside, out."
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1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- For-Middle English · word_for_prefix_1
For-, prefix (1), having generally the sense of ‘loss’ or ‘destruction.’ Often it is merely intensitive, though generally in a bad sense.—AS. for-, Icel. for-, fyrir-, OHG. for- (Tatian), fir- (Otfrid), G. ver-, Goth. fr
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For-, prefix (2), for, in the place of; see For (prep.).
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For-, prefix (3), standing for AS. fore, before; see Fore.
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For-, prefix (4), standing for OF. for-; Lat. foris, outside; cp. F. hors, from Lat. foras.
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