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Where does “forþ-” come from?

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

forþ- (Old English): forth, forward; away; still, continuously; onto,...

Definitions

  1. forth, forward; away; still, continuously; onto,...

Ancestry of “forþ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforþ"expresses the continuation of an action"; out,...
2Proto-Germanicfurþąforward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥to-—

Words derived from “forþ-”

  • forthcoming
  • unforthcoming
  • forthputting
  • forthcome
  • forthtell
  • forthcomingness
  • forthfare
  • forthcomingly
  • forthpushing
  • forth-issuing
  • forthput
  • forthspeaking
  • forthspeaker
  • forthspeak
  • unforthcomingly
  • forthgive
  • forthbring
  • forth-
  • forthbringen
  • forth-
  • forthfaren
  • forthcallen
  • forthcomen
  • forþteon
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