Where does “forge” come from?

forge (French) comes from Old French forge, from Old French faverge, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

forge (French): forge; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. forge; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “forge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchforgeforge workshop
2Old Frenchfaverge
3LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
4Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
5Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
6Proto-Italicθaβros

Words derived from “forge

Every word from Proto-Italic θaβrosEvery word from Proto-Italic faβrosEvery word from Latin faber