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Where does “forþ” come from?

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

forþ (Old English): "expresses the continuation of an action"; out,...

Definitions

  1. "expresses the continuation of an action"; out,...

Ancestry of “forþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfurþąforward
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥to-—

Words derived from “forþ”

  • forth
  • forthcoming
  • henceforth
  • forthwith
  • unforthcoming
  • forthputting
  • forthcome
  • farforth
  • straightforth
  • forthtell
  • whenceforth
  • forthcomingness
  • forthfare
  • forthcomingly
  • withinforth
  • forthby
  • forthpushing
  • forth-issuing
  • forthput
  • forthspeaking
  • forthspeaker
  • forthspeak
  • unforthcomingly
  • forthgive
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