Where does “forgen” come from?
forgen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman forger, from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricāre, from French fabriquer, from Latin fabricō, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros.
forgen (Middle English): To make; to build
Definitions
- To make; to build
Ancestry of “forgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | forger | Alternative form of forgier |
| 2 | Old French | forgier | to forge |
| 3 | Latin | fabricāre | — |
| 4 | French | fabriquer | to make; to create; to do, a more polite than... |
| 5 | Latin | fabricō | — |
| 6 | Latin | fābrica | A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop |
| 7 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |