Where does “forbir” come from?

forbir (Catalan) comes from French fourbir, from Middle French fourbir, from Old French forbir, from Frankish furbēn, from Proto-Indo-European prep- — to appear, to be visible.

forbir (Catalan): to polish up, to shine

Definitions

  1. to polish up, to shine

Ancestry of “forbir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfourbirto furbish, burnish
2Middle Frenchfourbir—
3Old Frenchforbirto clean; to polish
4Frankishfurbēnto clean, polish; to clean
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprep-to appear, to be visible
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prep- →Every word from Frankish furbēn →Every word from Old French forbir →