Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “furnisheth” come from?

furnisheth (English) comes from English furnish, from Middle English furnysshen, from Old French furnir, from Frankish frumjan, from Proto-Germanic frumjaną, from Proto-Indo-European promo- — front, forward; in front, forth; front, forth.

furnisheth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “furnisheth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurnishMaterial used to create an engineered product; To...
2Middle Englishfurnysshen—
3Old FrenchfurnirAlternative form of fornir; to furnish; to...
4Frankishfrumjanto complete, execute; to provide; to accomplish,...
5Proto-Germanicfrumjanąto perform, promote; to accomplish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpromo-front, forward; in front, forth; front, forth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European promo- →