English
forthfaring
Forthfaring comes from Middle English *forthfaring.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*forthfaringreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1905forthfaring
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*forthfaringreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1905forthfaring
Earliest quotation: 1905, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine: A Popular: “Graeme was not too familiar with the city, and…”
Formed from forthfare + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘going, passage’
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Proto-West Germanic *faran ‘to travel’
Old English faran ‘to go, to travel’
Old English forþfaran ‘to go forth, depart’
Middle English forthfaren
English forthfare
Every English word from Middle English *forthfaring
Today it means
noun The act or process of faring forth; departure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English *forthfaring / forthfaring