Where does “fortschreiten” come from?
fortschreiten (German) comes from German schreiten, from Middle High German schrīten, from Old High German skrītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīþan, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
fortschreiten (German): to advance, achieve progress; to advance, proceed
Definitions
- to advance, achieve progress; to advance, proceed
Ancestry of “fortschreiten”, step by step
fortschreiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schreiten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schreiten | to stride; to step, to proceed |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrīten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | skrītan | to glide |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skrīþan | to walk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrīþaną | to walk, glide, crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreyt- | to wind; twist; bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Latin prōgredior
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prōgredior | to come, go, or march forth, forward or on; advance, proceed |
| 2 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |