Where does “fourbir” come from?

fourbir (French) comes from Middle French fourbir, from Old French forbir, from Frankish furbēn, from Proto-Indo-European prep- — to appear, to be visible.

fourbir (French): to furbish, burnish

Definitions

  1. to furbish, burnish

Ancestry of “fourbir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfourbir—
2Old Frenchforbirto clean; to polish
3Frankishfurbēnto clean, polish; to clean
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprep-to appear, to be visible

Words derived from “fourbir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prep- →Every word from Frankish furbēn →Every word from Old French forbir →