Etymology

aforethought

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Today it means: Premeditated; planned ahead of time. Full definition →

English thought ← Middle English thought ← Old English þōht
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The story

  1. Englisha-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂éy
  5. Proto-Germanic*furai
  6. Proto-Germanic*furai-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*forē-
  8. Old Englishfore-
  9. Middle Englishfore-
  10. Englishfore-
  11. Englishafore-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*teng-
  13. Proto-Germanic*þankijaną
  14. Proto-Germanic*þanhtaz
  15. Proto-West Germanic*þą̄ht
  16. Old Englishþōht
  17. Middle Englishthought
  18. Englishthought
  19. English todayaforethought

From afore- + thought.

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