forthgoing

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*furþa“forward”
2. Old English · derived fromforþgān“to go forth, proceed”
3. Middle English · inherited fromforthgoing
4. English todayforthgoing

From Middle English forthgoing, deverbal of forthgon (“to go forth, proceed”), from Old English forþgān (“to go forth, proceed”), from Proto-Germanic *furþa (“forward”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to forth- + going. Adjective from present participle of forthgo.

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