myEtymology.com: English etymology of forerunner

Etymology of the English word forerunner

the English word forerunner

using the English prefix fore-

derived from the English word fore

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the English word runner

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word run

derived from the Old Norse word run

derived from the Old Norse word kriki

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *rannjanan

derived from the Old Norse word flatr

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *plat-