Where does “force” come from?

force (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic furkō, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

force (Old English): (found in compounds)

Definitions

  1. (found in compounds)

Ancestry of “force”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
2LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

Words derived from “force”

Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Proto-West Germanic furkō →