Where does “forth-” come from?

forth- (English) comes from Middle English forth-, from Old English forþ-, from Old English forþ, from Proto-Germanic furþą, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥to-.

forth- (English): forth, forward, away

Definitions

  1. forth, forward, away

Ancestry of “forth-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforth-Prefix meaning forth, forward, away
2Old Englishforþ-forth, forward; away; still, continuously; onto,...
3Old Englishforþ"expresses the continuation of an action"; out,...
4Proto-Germanicfurþąforward
5Proto-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 →