Etymology

foreshow

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Today it means: To show in advance; to foretell, predict. Full definition →

Middle English foreschewen ← Old English forescēawian
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foreshow · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromforescēawian“to foreshow, foresee; preordain, decree, appoint; provide, furnish with”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforeschewen
  3. English todayforeshow

From Middle English foreschewen, from Old English forescēawian (“to foreshow, foresee; preordain, decree, appoint; provide, furnish with”), equivalent to fore- + show. Cognate with Dutch voorschouwen, German vorschauen.

foreshow · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂éy
  4. Proto-Germanic*furai
  5. Proto-Germanic*furai-
  6. Proto-West Germanic*forē-
  7. Old Englishfore-
  8. Middle Englishfore-
  9. Englishfore-
  10. Englishshow
  11. English todayforeshow

From fore- + show.

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