Where does “forger” come from?

Forger derives from English forge, which comes from Chinese 兒, Latin fabrico, the suffix Latin -are, and Latin faber meaning craftsman.

forger (English): A person who creates forgeries, falsifies...

Definitions

  1. A person who creates forgeries, falsifies...

Ancestry of “forger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforgercreator, maker, fabricator
Every word from Middle English forger