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Where does “vörnitseri” come from?

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

vörnitseri (Finnish): furniture

Definitions

  1. furniture

Ancestry of “vörnitseri”, step by step

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