Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forthgoing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forth-go-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.

adj

Going out or forth; departing.

verb

present participle and gerund of forthgo

Example Sentences

"the forthgoing of one Divine personage"

Etymology

From Middle English forthgoing, deverbal of forthgon (“to go forth, proceed”), from Old English forþgān (“to go forth, proceed”), from Proto-Germanic *furþa (“forward”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to forth- + going. Adjective from present participle of forthgo.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: forth
Root: forthgoing, forþgān, *furþa

Inflected Forms

forthgoings (plural) more forthgoing (comparative) most forthgoing (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

forthgo

Questions

What does forthgoing mean?: A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.
Where does forthgoing come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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