Where does “forsenable” come from?
forsenable (Old French) comes from Old French forsener, from Old French sen, from Frankish sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
forsenable (Old French): causing insanity or madness; maddening; enraging;...
Definitions
- causing insanity or madness; maddening; enraging;...
Ancestry of “forsenable”, step by step
forsenable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French forsener
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | forsener | to become insane; to become enraged |
| 2 | Old French | sen | Alternative form of sens; sense, reason, mind;... |
| 3 | Frankish | sinn | reason, judgement, mental faculty, way,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |