forthward

English

Etymology

From Middle English forthward, forthwardes, from Old English forþweard (“forward, tending forward, continual”), from Proto-West Germanic *forþward, from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth, forward”) + *wardaz (“turned”); equivalent to forth +‎ -ward. Cognate with Old Saxon forthward, forthwardes, forthwerd, forthwerdes (“forthward”).

Adverb

forthward (comparative more forthward, superlative most forthward)

  1. (now rare) Forward.

Anagrams

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