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Where does “framward” come from?

framward (Middle English) comes from Old English framweard, from Old English fram, from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “framward”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishframweardabout to depart, departing, doomed to die; with...
2Old Englishframfrom; forward
3Proto-West Germanic*fram—
4Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
5Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “framward”

  • fromward
  • frommarding
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