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Where does “forge” come from?

Forge comes from Old French forger, from Latin fabrico, derived from fabrica, ultimately from Latin faber meaning craftsman, traced to Proto-Italic faβros and Proto-Indo-European dʰh₂ebʰ-.

forge (English): Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior...

Definitions

  1. Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior...

Ancestry of “forge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforgen—
2Anglo-NormanforgerAlternative form of forgier
3Old Frenchforgierto forge
4Latinfabricāre—
5Frenchfabriquerto make; to create; to do, a more polite than...
6Latinfabricō—
7Latinfābrica—
8Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
9Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
10Proto-Italicθaβros—

Words derived from “forge”

  • forging
  • forgery
  • forger
  • unforgeable
  • reforge
  • forgeman
  • unforgeability
  • forgeable
  • forgeability
  • forgetive
  • forgeth
  • microforge
  • reforger
  • forgelike
  • forgest
  • unforgeably
  • nanoforging
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