Etymology of the English word perform
the English word
performderived from the Anglo-Norman word
performerderived from the Old French word
parfornirderived from the Old French word
fournirderived from the Old French word
furnirderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perusing the Old French prefix
par-Derivations in English
outperform,
performance,
performative,
underperform,
performer,
performed,
performingCognates
Danish
performativ, French
performatif, German
performativUsage
Word found in Modern English
