Onward
/ˈɒn.wəd/noun
Moving or extending toward a point ahead in time, order, or space.
Did you know?Onward is built from the Old English adverb/preposition on and the directional suffix -weard, the same ancient ending that created words like toward and earthward.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*ana
“on, in, upon”
Old English
English
on
“on, in, into, upon”
Old English
English
-weard
“turning toward, in the direction of”
Middle English
English
onweard
“toward the front; forward”
Modern English
English
onward
“moving or extending forward in time or space”