forthgo

English

Etymology

From Middle English forthgon, forthgan, from Old English forþgān (“to go forth, advance, proceed, pass by, go away, go on, precede, succeed”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to forth- +‎ go. Cognate with Dutch voortgaan (“to continue, proceed, go ahead”), German fortgehen (“to go away, leave, depart, blin”), Swedish fortgå (“to continue, go on, proceed”).

Verb

forthgo (third-person singular simple present forthgoes, present participle forthgoing, simple past forthwent, past participle forthgone)

1. (intransitive, archaic) To go forth; proceed.

Derived terms

• forthgoing

Anagrams

• Goforth, go forth