Where does “furnituremaking” come from?

furnituremaking (English) comes from English furniture, from Middle French fourniture, from Middle French fournir — to furnish.

furnituremaking (English): The making#Noun of furniture, on either a craft#Noun or mass production basis; the business includes woodworking#Noun and (in some cases) upholstering#Noun

Definitions

  1. The making#Noun of furniture, on either a craft#Noun or mass production basis; the business includes woodworking#Noun and (in some cases) upholstering#Noun

Ancestry of “furnituremaking”, step by step

furnituremaking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English furniture

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurnitureLarge movable item, usually in a room, which...
2Middle Frenchfourniturea supply, or the act of furnishing
3Middle Frenchfournirto furnish

via English making#Noun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmaking#Noun
Every word from Middle French fournirEvery word from Middle French fournitureEvery word from English furniture