English
forthbring
Forthbring comes from Old English forþbringan ‘to bring forth, produce, bring to pass,…’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *forþbringan.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*forþbringan‘to bring forth’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forþbringan‘to bring forth, produce, bring to pass, accomplish, bring forward, adduce, quote’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthbringen
- Englishtodayforthbring
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*forþbringan‘to bring forth’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forþbringan‘to bring forth, produce, bring to pass, accomplish, bring forward, adduce, quote’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthbringen
- Englishtodayforthbring
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *forþbringan
Today it means
verb To bring forth; bring out; produce.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *forþbringan / forthbring