Where does “forthgoing” come from?

forthgoing (Middle English) comes from Old English forþgān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Ancestry of “forthgoing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforþgānto go forth, advance, proceed, pass by, go away,...
2Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “forthgoing”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Old English forþgān →