Where does “pur” come from?

pur (Danish) comes from French pur, from Middle French pur, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam, from Latin vīta — to live.

pur (Danish): pure

Definitions

  1. pure

Ancestry of “pur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpurpure
2Middle Frenchpur
3Old Frenchpurpure; Alternative form of por
4Old FrenchautreAlternative form of altre; other
5Old Frenchvielife
6Old Frenchviḍe
7Latinvitamaccusative singular of vīta
8Latinvītalife
9Latinvīvōto live
10Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti