Where does “forþgangan” come from?

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

forþgangan (Old English): to go forth, proceed

Definitions

  1. to go forth, proceed

Ancestry of “forþgangan”, step by step

forþgangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English forþ

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

via Old English gangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishganganto go, walk; to turn out
2Proto-West Germanic*ganganto go, walk, step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥to- →Every word from Proto-Germanic furþą →Every word from Old English forþ →
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