Etymograph

English

forthlead

Forthlead comes from Old English forþlǣdan ‘to lead or bring forth, produce’, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną ‘to go, depart, travel’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyt-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyt-‘to leave, depart, die’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*līþaną‘to go, depart, travel’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*laidijaną‘to cause to go, lead’reconstructedcausative of *līþaną
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*laidijan‘to cause to go, lead’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150lǣdan‘to lead’
  6. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150forþlǣdan‘to lead or bring forth, produce’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthleden
  8. Englishtodayforthlead

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyt-‘to leave, depart, die’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*līþaną‘to go, depart, travel’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*laidijaną‘to cause to go, lead’reconstructedcausative of *līþaną
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*laidijan‘to cause to go, lead’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150lǣdan‘to lead’
  6. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150forþlǣdan‘to lead or bring forth, produce’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthleden
  8. Englishtodayforthlead

Formed from forth- + lead

Proto-Indo-European *prto-

Proto-Germanic *furþą ‘forth, forward’

Proto-West Germanic *forþ ‘forward’

English forth-

Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ‘to leave, die’

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Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ‘to cause one to go, lead’

Proto-West Germanic *laidijan

Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’

Middle English leden

English lead

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ‘to cause to go, lead’

leading, 4 more

Today it means

verb To lead forth.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leyt- / forthlead

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