Where does “forthgo” come from?

forthgo (English) comes from Middle English forthgon, from Old English forþgān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

forthgo (English): To go forth; proceed

Definitions

  1. To go forth; proceed

Ancestry of “forthgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforthgonto go forth, proceed
2Old Englishforþgānto go forth, advance, proceed, pass by, go away,...
3Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Old English forþgān →