Where does “forjudge” come from?

forjudge (English) comes from Middle English forjugen.

forjudge (English): To exclude, oust, or dispossess by a judgment;...

Definitions

  1. To exclude, oust, or dispossess by a judgment;...

Ancestry of “forjudge”, step by step

forjudge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English forjugen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforjugen—

via Old French fourjugier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfourjugierto judge illegally, dispossess
Every word from Middle English forjugen →