forethink

Betekenis (Engels)

1. To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
2. To think about beforehand; to anticipate.

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: forethynken

Geërf van Old English: fōreþenċan

Verwante met Nederlands: voordenken

Verwante met Duits: vordenken

In summary

From Middle English forethynken, from Old English fōreþenċan (“to premeditate, consider, be mindful”), corresponding to fore- + think. Cognate with Dutch voordenken, German vordenken (“to think ahead”).