Etymograph

English

forthgo

Forthgo comes from Old English forþgān ‘to go forth, advance, proceed, pass by, go…’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *furþą.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*furþą1‘forth’reconstructed
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150forþgān1‘to go forth, advance, proceed, pass by, go away, go on, precede, succeed’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthgon1
  4. Englishtodayforthgo1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English forthgo

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*furþąWiktionary, English forthgo‘forth’reconstructed
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150forþgānWiktionary, English forthgo‘to go forth, advance, proceed, pass by, go away, go on, precede, succeed’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthgonWiktionary, English forthgo
  4. EnglishtodayforthgoWiktionary, English forthgo

Formed from forth- + go

Proto-Indo-European *prto-

Proto-Germanic *furþą ‘forth, forward’

Proto-West Germanic *forþ ‘forward’

English forth-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave’

Proto-Germanic *gāną ‘to go’

Proto-West Germanic *gān ‘to go’

Old English gān ‘to go’

Middle English gon

English go

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to cross’

first, far, before, per, price, private, press, support, practice, fear, pre, further, report, primary, prime, appreciate, opportunity, prior, prize, pregnant, practical, transport, precious, praise, sport, importance, interpretation, privilege, port, parade, par, ferry, ford, pirate, fare, pardon, primitive, prix, porch, interpreter, 155 more

through Proto-Germanic *furþą ‘forth’

afford, 4 more

Today it means

verb To go forth; proceed.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “forthgo”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *furþą / forthgo

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