Etymograph

English

thenceforward

From thence + forward.

A compound of thence + forward

Proto-West Germanic *þan ‘then’

Proto-West Germanic *þananā ‘thence, from there’

Middle English þenne

Middle English þennes

English thence

Old English foreweard ‘forward, inclined to the front’

Middle English foreward

English forward

Today it means

adv From then on; from that time on.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thenceforward”. 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.

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