Where does “forgynge” come from?
forgynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English forgen, from Anglo-Norman forger, from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricāre, from French fabriquer, from Latin fabricō, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber.
forgynge (Middle English): creation, invention, fabrication
Definitions
- creation, invention, fabrication
Ancestry of “forgynge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forgen | To make; to build |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | forger | Alternative form of forgier |
| 3 | Old French | forgier | to forge |
| 4 | Latin | fabricāre | — |
| 5 | French | fabriquer | to make; to create; to do, a more polite than... |
| 6 | Latin | fabricō | — |
| 7 | Latin | fābrica | A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop |
| 8 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |