Where does “forbir” come from?

forbir (Middle French) comes from Frankish furbēn, from Proto-Indo-European prep- — to appear, to be visible.

forbir (Middle French): to clean, polish

Definitions

  1. to clean, polish

Ancestry of “forbir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfurbēnto clean, polish; to clean
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprep-to appear, to be visible
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prep- →Every word from Frankish furbēn →