fordon

Middle English

verb

Definitions

to kill

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fordōn (destroy, seduce, corrupt, abolish, undo, defile, kill, ruin, bring to naught) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fradōną (do away with).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fradōną

Gloss

do away with

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

do English
done English
fordo English
fordone English
*fardōną Proto-Germanic
*fradōnaz Proto-Germanic
*fradōną Proto-Germanic
fordon Old English
fordōn Old English