forth
English
/fɔːθ/, /fɔɹθ/, /fo(ː)ɹθ/, /foəθ/
adv
Definitions
- Forward in time, place or degree.
- Out into view; from a particular place or position.
- (obsolete) Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
- (obsolete) Thoroughly; from beginning to end.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forth inherited from Old English forþ (onwards) inherited from Proto-Germanic *furþa- (forth, forward, forth-) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥-to-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pŕ̥-to-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afford English
- affordability English
- affordable English
- affordance English
- afforder English
- affordest English
- affordeth English
- affordment English
- by English
- far English
- farforth English
- forthby English
- forthwithal English
- further English
- furtherance English
- furtherer English
- furtherly English
- furtherment English
- furthermore English
- furthermost English
- furtherness English
- furthersome English
- go English
- go forth English
- hence English
- henceforth English
- straight English
- straightforth English
- thence English
- thenceforth English
- whence English
- whenceforth English
- withal English
- within English
- withinforth English
- Fortbestand German
- fort German
- fortbleiben German
- fortfahren German
- fortführen German
- forthin German
- fortkommen German
- fortschreiben German
- fortwährend German
- hinfort German
- immerfort German
- voort Dutch, Flemish
- voortborduren Dutch, Flemish
- voortbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- voortdrijven Dutch, Flemish
- voortduren Dutch, Flemish
- voortgaan Dutch, Flemish
- voortgang Dutch, Flemish
- voorthelpen Dutch, Flemish
- voortkomen Dutch, Flemish
- voortplanten Dutch, Flemish
- voorts Dutch, Flemish
- voortschrijden Dutch, Flemish
- voortslepen Dutch, Flemish
- voorttrekken Dutch, Flemish
- voortvaren Dutch, Flemish
- voortzetten Dutch, Flemish
- afforder French
- *prto- Proto-Indo-European
- *pr̥to- Proto-Indo-European
- *pŕ̥-to- Proto-Indo-European
- *furþa- Proto-Germanic
- forþ Old English
- forþ- Old English
- forþbringan Old English
- forþcuman Old English
- forþgangan Old English
- forþgān Old English
- forþscype Old English
- forþweard Old English
- heonan forþ Old English
- afforthen Middle English
- forth Middle English
- forthwithall Middle English
- further Middle English
- gon forth Middle English
- thennesforth Middle English
- furt Czech
- furt Serbo-Croatian
- vort Middle Dutch
- forth Old High German
- affaûrder Norman
- vort Middle High German
- forth Old Dutch
- vort Cimbrian
- forth Old Saxon
- by
- go
- far
- hence
- afford
- whence
- thence
- within
- withal
- forthby
- further
- afforder
- farforth
- straight
- go forth
- furtherly
- furtherer
- affordeth
- affordest
- henceforth
- affordance
- affordable
- affordment
- furtherance
- furthermore
- thenceforth
- furthersome
- whenceforth
- withinforth
- furtherment
- furthermost
- furtherness
- forthwithal
- affordability
- straightforth