Etymograph

English

forthwithal

Forthwithal comes from Middle English forthwithall.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthwithall
  2. Englishtodayforthwithal

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthwithall
  2. Englishtodayforthwithal

A compound of forth + withal

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’

Middle English withal

English withal

Today it means

adv Forthwith; immediately.

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

Etymograph / Middle English forthwithall / forthwithal