Where does “forþweard” come from?

forþweard (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic warþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

forþweard (Old English): forward, tending forward, continual

Definitions

  1. forward, tending forward, continual

Ancestry of “forþweard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwarþazturned; turned toward, in the direction of,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “forþweard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warþaz →