fore-elder
English
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) An ancestor.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English foreldre, eldre (ancestor, elder) pre from English elder.
Origin
English
elder
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elder English
- elderate English
- elderberry English
- eldercare English
- elderdom English
- elderfather English
- elderflower English
- elderhood English
- elderish English
- elderly English
- eldermother English
- eldern English
- eldership English
- elderspeak English
- elderwed English
- eldress English
- eldra Old English
- eldre Middle English
- foreldre Middle English