Where does “straightforth” come from?
straightforth (English) comes from English Forth, from English Fourth, from Middle English fourthe, from Middle English ferthe, from Old English fēorþa, from Proto-West Germanic feurþō, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.
straightforth (English): directly
Definitions
- directly
Ancestry of “straightforth”, step by step
straightforth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 English straight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | straight | Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction... |
| 2 | Middle English | streight | straight; direct |
| 3 | Middle English | strecchen | To stretch out, spread, extend; To stretch,... |
| 4 | Old English | streċċan | to stretch, hold out, extend, spread out,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |