Where does “forge” come from?

forge (Champenois) comes from Old French forge, from Old French faverge, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

forge (Champenois): a forge

Definitions

  1. a forge

Ancestry of “forge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchforgeforge workshop
2Old Frenchfaverge—
3LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
4Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
5Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
6Proto-Italicθaβros—
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβros →Every word from Proto-Italic faβros →Every word from Latin faber →