forthgang

See also: Forthgang and forþgang

Middle English

Etymology

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

forthgang (plural forthgangs)

1. a going forth, progress.

Synonyms

• forthgoing