Etymology

foreshowing

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Today it means: The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication Full definition →

English foreshow ← Middle English fore- ← Old English fore-
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foreshowing · verb1

  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. Englishforeshow
  12. English todayforeshowing

From foreshow + -ing.

foreshowing · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromforesċēawung
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforshowyng
  3. English todayforeshowing

From Middle English forshowyng, forshewyng, foresceuing, foresceawunge, from Old English foresċēawung, equivalent to foreshow + -ing.

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