Where does “onward” come from?
Onward comes from English on, Japanese 音読み, Japanese 音 meaning "sound," and Proto-Indo-European roots wen-, wer-, and aukw-.
onward (English): Moving forward; Advanced in a forward direction...
Definitions
- Moving forward; Advanced in a forward direction...
Ancestry of “onward”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 2 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 3 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “onward”