Толковый словарь английского языка - -ward

I. adjective suffix also ~s see: worth that moves, tends, faces, or is directed toward , that occurs or is situated in the direction of , II. adverb suffix or ~s Etymology: ~ from Middle English, from Old English -weard, from -weard, adjective suffix; ~s from Middle English, from Old English -weardes, genitivesingular neuter of -weard, adjective suffix in a (specified) spatial or temporal direction , toward a (specified) point, position, or area