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

forward
onward, forth

Related terms

*forē
*forw
*fra-
*fram
*furdu
*furi

Derived terms

*forþōn

Descendants

Old English: forþ, forð
- Middle English: forth, vorð, furth, feorð, forh, fort, ford
  - English: forth
  - Scots: furth
Old Frisian: forth
Old Saxon: forth, forð
- Middle Low German: fort, vort
  - → Danish: fort
  - → Norwegian: fort
  - → Swedish: fort
Old Dutch: forth
- Middle Dutch: vort, voort
  - Dutch: voort
  - Jersey Dutch: vôrt
Old High German: forth
- Middle High German: vort
  - Cimbrian: vort
  - German: fort