英语词汇furnish的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	furnish
词源	furnish v. mid-15c., "fit out, equip, to provision" (a castle, ship, person); "provide (soldiers)," from Old French furniss-/forniss-, present participle stem of furnir/fornir "accomplish, carry out; equip, fit out; provide" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin fornire, alteration of fromire, from West Germanic frumjan "forward movement, advancement" (source also of Old High German frumjan "to do, execute, provide"), from Proto-Germanic fram- "forwards" (see from). General meaning "to provide" (something) is from 1520s; specifically "provide furniture for a room or house" from 1640s. Related: Furnished; furnishing. Entries linking to furnish from prep., adv. Old English fram, preposition denoting departure or movement away in time or space, from Proto-Germanic fra "forward, away from" (source also of Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic fram "from, away," Old Norse fra "from," fram "forward"), from PIE pro-mo-, suffixed form of pro (see pro-), extended form of root per- (1) "forward." The Germanic sense of "moving away" apparently evolved from the notion of "forward motion." It is related to Old English fram "forward; bold; strong," and fremian "promote, accomplish" (see frame (v.)). furnished adj. "equipped," 1550s, past-participle adjective from furnish. Of rooms, houses, etc. "provided with furniture," from 1640s. from (prep., adv.)furnished (adj.)furnishings (n.)furniture (n.)*per- (1)perform (v.)refurnish (v.)unfurnished (adj.)veneer (n.) updated on January 26, 2015
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