English fordo

← Old English fordōn (inherited)

← German vertun (cognate)

← English for (prefix)

← English do (prefix)

← Middle English fordon (inherited)

← West Frisian ferdwaan (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *fardōną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *fradōną (mention)

← German Low German verdoon (cognate)

← Dutch verdoen (cognate)

← Saterland Frisian ferdwo (cognate)

→ German vertun (cognate)

→ Dutch verdoen (cognate)