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Where does “furnish” come from?

Furnish comes from Old French furniss-, meaning to supply or equip with necessities.

furnish (English): Material used to create an engineered product; To...

Definitions

  1. Material used to create an engineered product; To...

Ancestry of “furnish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfurnysshen—
2Old FrenchfurnirAlternative form of fornir; to furnish; to...
3Frankishfrumjanto complete, execute; to provide; to accomplish,...
4Proto-Germanicfrumjanąto perform, promote; to accomplish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpromo-front, forward; in front, forth; front, forth

Words derived from “furnish”

  • furnisher
  • refurnish
  • furnisheth
  • disfurnished
  • furnishment
  • disfurnish
  • furnishable
  • unfurnish
  • furnishest
  • disfurnishment
  • refurnishment
  • new-furnish
  • underfurnish
  • furnisar
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