English
proven
Proven comes from Middle English; the Middle English form is not named.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500form not named
- Englishtodayproven
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500form not named
- Englishtodayproven
The story
Preve died out in England, but survived in Scotland, where proven developed, initially in a legal context, as in “The jury ruled that the charges were not proven.”
Today it means
adj Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / proven