Etymology

frontward

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Today it means: Frontwards. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English front
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The story

  1. Latinfrontem
  2. Old Frenchfront
  3. Middle Englishfrount
  4. Englishfront
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  6. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  7. English todayfrontward

From front + -ward.

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