Fore
/fɔːr/noun
At or toward the front; earlier in time; in advance.
Did you know?In Old English, fore could mean not just “before” in time, but also “in front of,” and it comes from the same ancient root that gave us words for priority, leadership, and being first.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to go forward, before, in front”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*fura / *furai
“before, in front of”
Old English
OE
fore
“before, in front of, earlier”
Middle English
ME
fore
“before, ahead, in front”
Modern English
English
fore
“at or toward the front; earlier in time”