Where does “futureward” come from?

futureward (English) comes from English ward, from Middle English ward, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

futureward (English): Into the future; moving forward in time

Definitions

  1. Into the future; moving forward in time

Ancestry of “futureward”, step by step

futureward traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ward

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwardA warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman;...
2Middle Englishwardward, keeping
3Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
4Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
5Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
6Proto-Germanicahazear
7Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
8Proto-Balticanśtas
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via English future

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfutureThe time ahead; those moments yet to be...
2Middle EnglishfutureA future action or doing; that which happens in...
3Old Frenchfutur
4Latinfutūrusabout to be, about to exist
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ-