Where does “forthward” come from?
forthward (English) comes from Middle English forthward, from Old English forþweard, from Proto-Germanic warþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
forthward (English): Forward
Ancestry of “forthward”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | forthward | — |
| 2 | Old English | forþweard | forward, tending forward, continual |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warþaz | turned; turned toward, in the direction of,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |