Etymology of the English word for
the English word
forderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*furaDerivations in English
forsooth,
forwhy,
forevermore,
wherefore,
forasmuchas,
therefor,
thereforeCognates
Dutch
voor, English
furrow, German
Furche, German
vor, Icelandic
for-, Swedish
förUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English