-ward
Pronunciation : -ward
Part of Speech : -wards.
Etymology : [AS. -weard, -weardes; akin to OS. & OFries. - ward. OHG. -wert, G. -w?rts, Icel. -verthr, Goth. -va?r?s, L. vertere to turn, versus toward, and E. worth to become. *143. See Worth. v. i., and cf. Verse. Adverbs ending in -wards (AS. -weardes) and som
Definition : Defn: Suffixes denoting course or direction to; motion or tendency toward; as in backward, or backwards; toward, or towards, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913