Where does “forthby” come from?
forthby (English) comes from English by, from Middle English by, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
forthby (English): Obsolete form of forby
Definitions
- Obsolete form of forby
Ancestry of “forthby”, step by step
forthby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English by
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | by | Near or next to; From one side of something to... |
| 2 | Middle English | by | be |
| 3 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Forth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Forth | that flows for about 47 km (29 miles) from The Trossachs through Stirling to the Firth of Forth on the North Sea |
| 2 | English | Fourth | The Fourth of July |
| 3 | Middle English | fourthe | Alternative form of ferthe |
| 4 | Middle English | ferthe | fourth; One of four equal parts of a whole; a... |
| 5 | Old English | fēorþa | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | feurþō | fourth |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþô | fourth |