Where does “Puur” come from?

Puur (Alemannic German) comes from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.

Puur (Alemannic German): farmer; peasant, boor; Jack

Definitions

  1. farmer; peasant, boor; Jack

Ancestry of “Puur”, step by step

Puur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French pur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpurpure; Alternative form of por
2Old FrenchautreAlternative form of altre; other
3Old Frenchvielife
4Old Frenchviḍe
5Latinvitamaccusative singular of vīta
6Latinvītalife
7Latinvīvōto live
8Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Old High German gibūro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangibūro
2Old High Germanbūrpeasant
3Proto-West Germanic*būr
4Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Middle High German būre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbūre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti