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) (chiefly Scotland) A progenitor or ancestor. ==== Related terms ==== foreganger