perform

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*promo-“in front, forth”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*frumjaną
3. Frankish · derived from*frummjan“to accomplish, furnish”
4. Old French · derived fromparfornir
5. Anglo-Norman · derived fromperformer
6. Middle English · inherited fromparformen
7. English todayperform

From Middle English parformen, performen (“to perform”), from Anglo-Norman performer, parfourmer, alteration of Old French parfornir, parfurnir (“to complete, accomplish, perform”), from par- + fornir, furnir (“to accomplish, furnish”), from Frankish *frummjan (“to accomplish, furnish”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną, *framjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“in front, forth”), *per- (“forward, out”). Cognate with Old High German frummen (“to do, execute, accomplish, provide”), Old Saxon frummian (“to perform, promote”), Old English fremman (“to perform, execute, carry out, accomplish”). See also frame, from. Modernly, rather than Proto-Germanic *frumjaną, associated with Latin formō, analyzable as per- + form.

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