Where does “carryforward” come from?
Carryforward derives from Middle English carrien combined with Old English foreward, which combines the Old English prefix fore- with Proto-Indo-European per-, meaning through or forward.
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Ancestry of “carryforward”, step by step
carryforward traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forward | Toward the front or at the front; Without... |
| 2 | Middle English | foreward | forward; agreement, contract, treaty, bargain,... |
| 3 | Old English | foreweard | forward, fore, former, early, prior; an... |
| 4 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 5 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 6 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 9 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via English carry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carry | To lift and take it to another place; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | carien | to transport |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | carier | to carry |
| 4 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 5 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |