FURNISH - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
provide or equip with furniture
Example: We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style
Categories: Supply, Provide, Render, Furnish
Synonyms
Provide, Render, Supply, Furnish
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "furnish" comes from Proto-Indo-European *promo-. It started in Proto-Germanic *frumjaną. Then it appeared in Frankish *frumjan. Later, people used it in Middle English furnysshen. Many other languages have similar words:.
- French: fournir
- Old High German: frumjan
- Old High German: fruma
- Old English: fremu
- Old English: fremian
🔗 Related Words
frame – A related word in the same word family.
frim – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.