Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “forfait” come from?

forfait (Middle English) comes from Old French forfait — crime.

forfait (Middle English): crime; penalty

Definitions

  1. crime; penalty

Ancestry of “forfait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchforfaitcrime

Words derived from “forfait”

  • forfeit
  • forfeitability
  • forfeiteth
  • forfeiter
  • forfeitest
Every word from Old French forfait →