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Where does “forth-with” come from?

forth-with (Middle English) comes from English forth, from Middle English forth, from Old English forþ, from Proto-Germanic furþą, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥to-.

forth-with (Middle English): at once, immediately; at the same time, already;...

Definitions

  1. at once, immediately; at the same time, already;...

Ancestry of “forth-with”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “forth-with”

  • forthwith
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