Where does “coeverfu” come from?

coeverfu (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French fu, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

coeverfu (Anglo-Norman): curfew

Definitions

  1. curfew

Ancestry of “coeverfu”, step by step

coeverfu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French fu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfufire
2Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

via Old French coevre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoevrecover
Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Old French fu →