forthgang

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See also: Forthgang and forþgang

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English forþgang (“a going forth, progress”), from Proto-Germanic *furþagangaz (“a going forth, advancement”). Cognate with Old Frisian forthgang, forthgong (“progress”), Middle Low German vōrtganc (“progress”), Middle High German vortganc (“progress”). By surface analysis, forth +‎ gang; see these for more.

Noun[edit]

forthgang (plural forthgangs)

  1. a going forth, progress.

Synonyms[edit]

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