Where does “forthwithal” come from?
forthwithal (English) comes from English withal, from Middle English withal, from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- — apart, asunder; away from, against.
forthwithal (English): Forthwith; immediately
Definitions
- Forthwith; immediately
Ancestry of “forthwithal”, step by step
forthwithal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English withal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | withal | 1844, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rappaccini's... |
| 2 | Middle English | withal | — |
| 3 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 4 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 5 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
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 |
via Middle English forthwithall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forthwithall | — |