forth-

prefix

forth, forward, away.

OriginMiddle English forth- ← Old English forþ- ← Proto-West Germanic *forþ →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. forth, forward, away.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*prto-
  2. Proto-Germanic*furþą“forth, forward”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*forþ
  4. Old Englishforþ-“forth, forward, further, away, continually”
  5. Middle Englishforth-
  6. Englishforth-

From Middle English forth-, from Old English forþ- (“forth, forward, further, away, continually”), from Proto-West Germanic *forþ, from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth, forward”), from Proto-Indo-European *prto-. More at forth.

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APA

forth-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forth-

MLA

“forth-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forth-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forth-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forth-.

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