-ward
Etymology
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Etymology
From Old English -weard, from Proto-Germanic *wardaz, earlier *warþaz ("turned toward, in the direction of, facing") (compare -wards, from -weardes).
Cognate with Dutch -waarts, Low German -warts, German -wärts, Old Norse -verðr, Icelandic -verðr, Swedish -vart, Gothic -𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃, Latin vertere or versus ("toward"), and Sanskrit वर्तते. Also related to worth ("to become"). Compare verse.
Pronunciation Suffix- Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc.
- Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look", "the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.
- German: -wärts
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