FORETOKEN - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
Example: he hoped it was an augury; it was a sign from God
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "foretoken" comes from Old English foretācnian. It started in Middle English *foretoknen. Then it appeared in Old English foretācn. Later, people used it in Middle English foretokne. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Dutch: voorteken
- German Low German: Vörteken
- German: Vorzeichen
🔗 Related Words
fore – A related word in the same word family.
token – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Proto-Indo-European roots connect English to languages as distant as Hindi, Russian, and Persian.