English
forthfare
Forthfare comes from Old English forþfaran ‘to go forth, depart’, from faran ‘to go, to travel’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘going, passage’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘going, passage’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*faraną‘to go, to travel’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*faran‘to travel’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150faran‘to go, to travel’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150forþfaran‘to go forth, depart’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthfaren
- Englishearliest quotation 1905forthfare
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘going, passage’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*faraną‘to go, to travel’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*faran‘to travel’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150faran‘to go, to travel’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150forþfaran‘to go forth, depart’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthfaren
- Englishearliest quotation 1905forthfare
Earliest quotation: 1905, Francis Lynde: “When he had learned what he wanted to know,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘going, passage’
first, per, before, price, private, support, practice, far, further, press, prime, report, fear, pre, primary, opportunity, prior, appreciate, prize, practical, pregnant, transport, sport, praise, port, afford, privilege, precious, interpretation, ford, ferry, parade, pirate, par, primitive, prix, porch, pardon, pragmatic, privy, 157 more
through Proto-Germanic *faraną ‘to go, to travel’
Today it means
verb To go forth; go away; depart; journey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / forthfare