forwean

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*frawanjaną“to spoil”
2. Old English · inherited from*forwenian“to spoil”
3. Middle English · inherited fromforwenien
4. English todayforwean

From Middle English forwenien, forwanien, from Old English *forwenian (“to spoil”), from Proto-Germanic *frawanjaną (“to spoil”), equivalent to for- + wean. Compare Middle Low German vorwenen (“to forwean”), German verwöhnen (“to spoil, pamper, indulge”), Danish forvænne (“to indulge”).