English
forfeitable
Forfeitable comes from Middle English forfeitable.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forfeitable
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forfeitable
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from forfeit + -able
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
Old French forfait ‘crime’
Middle English forfait ‘crime’
English forfeit
Every English word from Middle English forfeitable
Today it means
adj Liable to be forfeited
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English forfeitable / forfeitable