English

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Etymology

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From Middle English forthgoing, deverbal of forthgon (to go forth, proceed), from Old English forþgān (to go forth, proceed), from Proto-Germanic *furþa (forward), *gāną (to go), equivalent to forth- +‎ going. Adjective from present participle of forthgo.

Noun

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forthgoing (plural forthgoings)

  1. A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.
    • a. 1847, Thomas Chalmers, Notes on Hill's Lectures in Divinity:
      the forthgoing of one Divine personage

Adjective

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forthgoing (comparative more forthgoing, superlative most forthgoing)

  1. Going out or forth; departing.
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Verb

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forthgoing

  1. present participle and gerund of forthgo