Further
/ˈfɜːr.ðər/noun
More distant in space, time, or degree; additionally.
Did you know?Further comes from Old English *furðor*, the comparative of *fore* (“in front”), so its oldest job was literally to mark what lies farther ahead.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“through, forward, beyond”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*furþra-
“comparative form meaning farther, more forward”
Old English
Anglo-Saxon
furðor
“farther, more forward, in a greater degree”
Middle English
English
ferther
“farther; additionally”
Modern English
English
further
“more distant or additional”