Where does “forth” come from?

Forth comes from Old English forþ, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwṓr meaning "four."

forth (English): Forward in time, place or degree; Out into view;...

Definitions

  1. Forward in time, place or degree; Out into view;...

Ancestry of “forth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforth—
2Old Englishforþ"expresses the continuation of an action"; out,...
3Proto-Germanicfurþąforward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥to-—

Words derived from “forth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥to- →Every word from Proto-Germanic furþą →Every word from Old English forþ →