"frontward" meaning in English

See frontward in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more frontward [comparative], most frontward [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English front Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English frontward From front + -ward. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|front|-ward|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English front Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English frontward [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wert-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*wardaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-weard", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ward", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "frontward", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="frontward"> From front + -ward. Head templates: {{en-adj}} frontward (comparative more frontward, superlative most frontward)
  1. Frontwards.
    Sense id: en-frontward-en-adj-n1XdApXU

Adverb

Forms: more frontward [comparative], most frontward [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English front Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English frontward From front + -ward. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|front|-ward|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English front Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English frontward [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wert-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*wardaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-weard", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ward", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "frontward", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="frontward"> From front + -ward. Head templates: {{en-adv}} frontward (comparative more frontward, superlative most frontward)
  1. Frontwards. Derived forms: frontwards Related terms: w:Adverbial genitive, foreward, forward
    Sense id: en-frontward-en-adv-n1XdApXU Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ward, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 0 100
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