Where does “fôrt” come from?
fôrt (German) comes from French fort, from Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
Ancestry of “fôrt”, step by step
fôrt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fort | strong; powerful; skilled, proficient,... |
| 2 | Old French | fort | strong; strongly |
| 3 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |