{"id":4643,"date":"2026-10-10T19:53:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4643"},"modified":"2026-10-10T19:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:53:23","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-furnished-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4643","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Furnished Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Furnished Performance\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-10-10T19:53:22+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M54S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure in Etymology we find out what connects the words furnish and perform.\n\n\n\nTo furnish [\u02c8f\u025c\u02d0n\u026a\u0283 \/ \u02c8f\u025dn\u026a\u0283] means to provide a place with furniture, or other equipment, to supply or give (something), or to supply (somebody) with somethin...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/furnish.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/logos\/logo_adventuresinetymology-large.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6543\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4643-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/furnish.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/furnish.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/furnish.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/furnish.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4643-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/furnish.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"furnish.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology we find out what connects the words <strong>furnish<\/strong> and <strong>perform<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hernanpc\/6259950189\/in\/photolist-axaT6F-2o4N2TY-2hWhcp7-yj1UTK-Gbhqy1-ymwzx5-pk76a-2kujbM7-2iHWboD-2ibwKbX-2mbFb3T-2ibtieU-2iZA4wx-c8TCoQ-2awYibB-2gHE9yo-2jd16xz-2ibvED1-2ibvFb3-2ibvFQV-2qDhebt-2sudPbx-2ibvGYw-2mU3zAy-PH2sCH-2qyyid8-2m3viRU-2oMD93e-2guLfDF-PAjsdC-2oea4hx-2qC3jnN-jPoyWA-o23HQH-dHRiew-7oYTTS-2j4CLFY-2qUSrRx-8SSvsH-aXT1CM-6E684p-2o1LFeh-2sy4se2-pon9G-Kbj739-APP8w2-2gL4k7A-2o2qxHW-2nK2Rie-e2PEpB\" title=\"Theater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/6211\/6259950189_cff5b019ca_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"Theater\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>To furnish<\/strong> [\u02c8f\u025c\u02d0n\u026a\u0283 \/ \u02c8f\u025dn\u026a\u0283] means to provide a place with furniture, or other equipment, to supply or give (something), or to supply (somebody) with something.<\/p>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <em>furnishen<\/em> (to fit out or equip, to provide or furnish), from Old French from <em>fornir<\/em> (to provide, carry out, discharge), from Frankish <em>*frumjan<\/em> (to accomplish, carry out), from Proto-Germanic <em>*frumjan\u0105<\/em> (to perform, promote, accomplish), from PIE <em>*promo-<\/em> (front, forward), from <em>*pro-<\/em> (toward, forward) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/furnish#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><strong>To perform<\/strong> means to do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain, to function, to work, to behave in certain ways, and various other things.<\/p>\n<p>It comes from the same Frankish and Proto-Germanic roots as <strong>furnish<\/strong>, via Middle English <em>parformen<\/em> (to execute, carry out, perform, effect, finish), Anglo-Norman <em>parformir<\/em> and Old French <em>parfornir<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/perform#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Other words from the some Proto-Germanic roots include <strong>fournir<\/strong> (to supply, provide, furnish) in French, <strong>Furnier<\/strong> (veneer) in German, <strong>\u0444\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/strong> (fanera &#8211; plywood, sound track) in Russian, <strong>fornecer<\/strong> (to supply, provide, furnish) in Portuguese, and <strong>form<\/strong> and <strong>furniture<\/strong> in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/frumjan%C4%85\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a 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To furnish [\u02c8f\u025c\u02d0n\u026a\u0283 \/ \u02c8f\u025dn\u026a\u0283] means to provide a place with furniture, or other equipment, to supply or give (something), or to supply (somebody) with something. 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