Where does “fortschreitend” come from?

fortschreitend (German) comes from German fortschreiten, 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.

fortschreitend (German): onward, progressing; progressive, advancing

Definitions

  1. onward, progressing; progressive, advancing

Ancestry of “fortschreitend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfortschreitento advance, achieve progress; to advance, proceed
2Germanschreitento stride; to step, to proceed
3Middle High Germanschrīten
4Old High Germanskrītanto glide
5Proto-West Germanic*skrīþanto walk
6Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną