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Where does “foreweard” come from?

foreweard (Old English) comes from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

foreweard (Old English): forward, fore, former, early, prior; an...

Definitions

  1. forward, fore, former, early, prior; an...

Ancestry of “foreweard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
2Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
3Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
4Proto-Germanicahazear
5Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
6Proto-Balticanśtas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “foreweard”

  • forward
  • straightforward
  • forwards
  • forwarding
  • henceforward
  • straightforwardly
  • thenceforward
  • forwardness
  • feedforward
  • straightforwardness
  • forwarder
  • carryforward
  • forwardly
  • forrarder
  • forwardmost
  • forwardable
  • overforward
  • unstraightforward
  • unstraightforwardness
  • reforward
  • unforward
  • pushforward
  • auto-forwarding
  • unstraightforwardly
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