Where does “onwards” come from?
Onwards derives from English on, which was influenced by Japanese 音読み and Japanese 音, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots including wen-, óynos, and wer-.
onwards (English): onward; Third-person singular simple present...
Definitions
- onward; Third-person singular simple present...
Ancestry of “onwards”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -wards | Forming adjectives and adverbs denoting course or... |
| 2 | Old English | -weardes | Alternative form of -weard |
| 3 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -as | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |