Etymology

forethought

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Today it means: Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration. Full definition →

Middle English forethouht ← Old English *foreþōht
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited from*foreþōht“forethought”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforethouht
  3. English todayforethought

From Middle English forethouht, forethoght, from Old English *foreþōht (“forethought”); equivalent to fore- + thought. See also forethink.

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