Where does “forge” come from?

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

forge (Middle English): forge workshop

Definitions

  1. forge workshop

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 θaβros →Every word from Proto-Italic faβros →Every word from Latin faber →