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

Definitions

  1. Forward

Ancestry of “forthward”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforthward—
2Old Englishforþweardforward, tending forward, continual
3Proto-Germanicwarþazturned; turned toward, in the direction of,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warþaz →