Where does “formen” come from?

formen (German) comes from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

formen (German): to form, to shape

Definitions

  1. to form, to shape

Ancestry of “formen”, step by step

formen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fōrmō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
2Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
3Etruscanmorma—
4Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

via Middle High German formen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanformen—

Words derived from “formen”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →