English
forthward
Forthward comes from Old English forþweard ‘forward, tending forward, continual’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *furþą ‘forth-’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*furþą‘forth-’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forþweard‘forward, tending forward, continual’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthward
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*furþą‘forth-’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forþweard‘forward, tending forward, continual’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthward
- Englishtodaysame form
Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to cover’
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Proto-Germanic *wardō ‘protection, attention, keeping’
Proto-West Germanic *wardu
Old English weard ‘watching, ward, protection’
Middle English ward
English ward
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to cross’
first, before, per, far, price, private, support, press, practice, further, report, pre, prime, appreciate, fear, primary, opportunity, prior, prize, pregnant, practical, transport, precious, sport, praise, port, interpretation, privilege, ferry, parade, pirate, par, ford, primitive, prix, fare, porch, interpreter, pragmatic, privy, 157 more
through Proto-Germanic *furþą ‘forth-’
Today it means
adv Forward.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *furþą / forthward