Where does “forthwardes” come from?

forthwardes (Middle English) comes from Old English forþweard, from Proto-Germanic warþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “forthwardes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforþweardforward, tending forward, continual
2Proto-Germanicwarþazturned; turned toward, in the direction of,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warþaz →