Where does “forþgestigan” come from?

forþgestigan (Old English) comes from Old English ġestīgan, from Old English stīgan, from Proto-West Germanic stīgan, from Proto-Germanic stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

forþgestigan (Old English): to go forward; go forth; to advance; to ascend

Definitions

  1. to go forward; go forth; to advance; to ascend

Ancestry of “forþgestigan”, step by step

forþgestigan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġestīgan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġestīganto climb, ascend
2Old Englishstīganto go
3Proto-West Germanicstīganto climb, to ascend
4Proto-Germanicstīganąto go up; climb, ascend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

via Old English forþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforþ"expresses the continuation of an action"; out,...
2Proto-Germanicfurþąforward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥to-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīganą →