6 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
adverb forward in time or order or degree
adverb in a forward direction
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English onward From on + -ward.
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