Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forþ

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furþą.

Adverb

*forþ

  1. forward
  2. onward, forth

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: forþ, forð
    • Middle English: forth, vorð, furth, feorð, forh, fort, ford
  • Old Frisian: forth
  • Old Saxon: forth, forð
    • Middle Low German: fort, vort
      • German Low German: foort
      • → Danish: fort
      • → Norwegian: fort
      • → Swedish: fort
  • Old Dutch: forth
  • Old High German: forth

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