Where does “withinforth” come from?

withinforth (English) comes from English within, from Middle English withinne, from Old English wiþinnan, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- — apart, asunder; away from, against.

withinforth (English): within; inside; inwardly

Definitions

  1. within; inside; inwardly

Ancestry of “withinforth”, step by step

withinforth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English within

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwithinIn the inner part, spatially; physically inside;...
2Middle Englishwithinne
3Old Englishwiþinnanwithin
4Old Englishwiþagainst, opposite; along, towards; with
5Old Englishwiþertoward, against; again, against; against, in...
6Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
7Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via English forth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforthForward in time, place or degree; Out into view;...
2Middle Englishforth
3Old Englishforþ"expresses the continuation of an action"; out,...
4Proto-Germanicfurþąforward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥to-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą
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