Where does “Forth” come from?
Forth derives from Old English fēorþa, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwṓr, the word for the number four.
Forth (English): that flows for about 47 km (29 miles) from The Trossachs through Stirling to the Firth of Forth on the North Sea
Definitions
- that flows for about 47 km (29 miles) from The Trossachs through Stirling to the Firth of Forth on the North Sea
Ancestry of “Forth”, step by step
Forth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fourth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Fourth | The Fourth of July |
| 2 | Middle English | fourthe | Alternative form of ferthe |
| 3 | Middle English | ferthe | fourth; One of four equal parts of a whole; a... |
| 4 | Old English | fēorþa | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | feurþō | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþô | fourth |
via Middle English forth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forth | — |
| 2 | Old English | forþ | "expresses the continuation of an action"; out,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furþą | forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥to- | — |
Words derived from “Forth”