Definition
Archaic or obsolete directional adverb meaning 'away' or 'in a direction away from something.'
Etymology
From 'from' + '-ward' (Old English suffix meaning direction, from 'weard' meaning turned toward). This construction parallels other directional adverbs like 'forward', 'backward', and 'toward'.
Kelly Says
English used to make tons of direction words by adding '-ward' to prepositions—'fromward' follows the same pattern as 'upward' or 'outward,' but it never really caught on and fell out of use.
Translations
ARالعربية
إلى الأمام
ee-la al-aa-maam
CACatalà
en avant
en ah-van
DEDeutsch
vorwärts
for-varts
ESEspañol
hacia adelante
as-ee-ah ah-deh-lan-teh
FISuomi
eteenpäin
ee-teen-pah-in
FRFrançais
vers l'avant
ver l'ah-van
GUGU
ગુજરાતી
goo-jara-tee
HEעברית
לאחורה
la-ah-hor-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
ke depan
keh de-pan
ITItaliano
verso l'avanti
ver-so l'ah-van-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
ke hadapan
keh ha-da-han
NLNederlands
vooruit
voor-uit
NONorsk
fremover
freh-moh-ver
PLPolski
do przodu
doh preh-doo
PTPortuguês
para a frente
pa-ra ah fre-n-teh
RORomână
înainte
in-ah-inte
SVSvenska
framåt
fram-oat
SWKiswahili
mbele
m-be-leh
TLTL
pamamagitan ng harapan
pa-ma-ka-ta-wan ng ha-ra-pan
TRTürkçe
ileri
ee-lee-ree
UKУкраїнська
наперед
na-pered
VITiếng Việt
tiến về phía trước
tee-en ve phia truoc