fore-elder

English

Etymology

From Middle English foreldre, from fore- (“fore-”) +‎ eldre (“elder, ancestor”); equivalent to fore- +‎ elder. Compare Old Norse foreldrar (“fore-elders”, plural), whence Danish forældre (“parents”), Swedish föräldrar (“parents”). Compare also Dutch voorouder (“ancestor”), German Voreltern (“ancestors”).

Noun

fore-elder (plural fore-elders)

  1. (chiefly Scotland) A progenitor or ancestor.
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