Etymology of the French word fors
the Old French word
forsderived from the Latin word
foris (door, gate; a folding door)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhwer- (door, doorway)
Date
The earliest known usage of fors in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
forsbouter,
forsené,
forsfaire,
forclore,
forhuer,
forjeter,
forjeture,
forligner,
fourvoyer,
forlongerCognates
Dutch
dier, Dutch
deur, English
door, English
deer, German
Tier, German
Topp, German
Tür, Icelandic
dyr, Italian
fore, Swedish
djur, Swedish
dörrUsage
Word found in Old French
