Where does “Force” come from?

Force comes from Old Norse fors, from Proto-Germanic fursaz, from Proto-Indo-European pŕ̥sos, ultimately from the root pers-.

Force (English): Falls

Definitions

  1. Falls

Ancestry of “Force”, step by step

Force traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English force

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforce—
2Old Frenchforcestrength; might
3Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
4Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
5Old Latinforctisstrong
6Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via French farcir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfarcirto stuff; to applying stuffing to; to get saddled...
2Latinfarciōto cram, stuff

Words derived from “Force”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →