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Where does “fort-” come from?

fort- (Swedish) comes from German fort- — away, onward, forth.

fort- (Swedish): forthwith, continued, further; e.g. fortgå,...

Definitions

  1. forthwith, continued, further; e.g. fortgå,...

Ancestry of “fort-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfort-away, onward, forth

Words derived from “fort-”

  • fortsätta
  • fortlöpa
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