Etymograph

English

notify

Notify comes from Old French notifier.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400notifier1
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500notifien1
  3. Englishtodaynotify1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English notify

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400notifierWiktionary, English notify
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500notifienWiktionary, English notify
  3. EnglishtodaynotifyWiktionary, English notify

Every English word from Old French notifier

Today it means

verb To give (someone) notice (of some event).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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