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\ \ [OE] From goes back ultimately to Indo- European *pr, which also produced English first, for, fore, foremost, former, and before. The addition of a suffix -m gave a word denotingforward movement, advancement’ (as in Greek prómosforemost’). By the time it reached Old English as from or fram the notion ofmoving forward or onwardhad passed intomoving away’. The related fro [12], now little used except in to and fro, comes from Old Norse frá.
\ \ Cf.BEFORE, FIRST, FOR, FORE, FORMER, FORTH, FRO, PRIMARY

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