The story
- Old English · inherited fromforesēon
- Middle English · inherited fromforeseen
- English todayforesee
From Middle English foreseen, forseen, from Old English foresēon; equivalent to fore- + see. Similar formations in Dutch voorzien, German vorsehen, Latin prōvideō, (whence provide and purvey), Ancient Greek πρόοιδα (próoida), Polish przewidzieć, Russian провидеть (providetʹ).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.