*furþą

Runic: ᚠᚢᚱᚦᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸur.θɑ̃/

adverb

Meanings

forward
onward, forth

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *pŕ̥-to(m), perhaps with accent retraction from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-tó-m or *pr̥-t-ó, derived from *per- (‘to cross; across, before, in front’). Compare Ancient Greek πάρ (pár) (pár), Latin por-, Sanskrit प्र् (pr) (pr).

Descendants

*forþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- forth (Old Dutch)
  - vort, voort (Middle Dutch)
    - voort (Dutch)
    - vôrt (Jersey Dutch)
*forþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- forþ, forð (Old English)
  - forth, vorð, furth, feorð, forh, fort, ford (Middle English)
    - forth (English)
    - furth (Scots)
*forþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- forth (Old Frisian)
  - fout (Saterland Frisian)
  - fuort (West Frisian)
*forþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- forth (Old High German)
  - vort (Middle High German)
    - vort (Cimbrian)
    - fort (German)
*forþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- forth, forð (Old Saxon)
  - fort, vort (Middle Low German)
    - fort (Danish)
    - foort (German Low German)
    - fort (Norwegian)
    - fort (Swedish)
forð (Old Norse)

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