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
- Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior...
Ancestry of “forge”, step by step
forge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English forgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forgen | To make; to build |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | forger | Alternative form of forgier |
| 3 | Old French | forgier | to forge |
| 4 | Latin | fabricāre | — |
| 5 | French | fabriquer | to make; to create; to do, a more polite than... |
| 6 | Latin | fabricō | — |
| 7 | Latin | fābrica | A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop |
| 8 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |