Where does “fornir” come from?

fornir (Old French) comes from Frankish frumjan, from Proto-Germanic frumjaną, from Proto-Indo-European promo- — front, forward; in front, forth; front, forth.

fornir (Old French): to provide

Definitions

  1. to provide

Ancestry of “fornir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfrumjanto complete, execute; to provide; to accomplish,...
2Proto-Germanicfrumjanąto perform, promote; to accomplish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpromo-front, forward; in front, forth; front, forth

Words derived from “fornir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European promo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frumjaną →Every word from Frankish frumjan →