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Where does “forwardable” come from?

forwardable (English) comes from English forward, from Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

forwardable (English): That can be forwarded

Definitions

  1. That can be forwarded

Ancestry of “forwardable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforwardToward the front or at the front; Without...
2Middle Englishforewardforward; agreement, contract, treaty, bargain,...
3Old Englishforeweardforward, fore, former, early, prior; an...
4Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
5Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
6Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
7Proto-Germanicahazear
8Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
9Proto-Balticanśtas—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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