Where does furtherward come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

furtherward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"And, furtherward, he turn'd and saw the lane Which led from thence and thither to the cot; […]"
"[…] and about the middle of August they again begin to flit furtherward to the sea coast."

From Middle English fortherward, forþerward, equivalent to further + -ward.

more furtherward (comparative) most furtherward (superlative)

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