Etymology

forestem

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Today it means: The front part of a vessel. Full definition →

Middle English forestempne ← Old English frumstemn
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forestem · noun1

  1. Old English · derived fromfrumstemn“the forepart of a ship; prow”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforestempne
  3. English todayforestem

From Middle English forestempne, forestavne, forstanyg, perhaps continuing Old English frumstemn (“the forepart of a ship; prow”), otherwise, equivalent to fore- + stem.

forestem · noun2

From fore- + stem (“stalk of a plant”).

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