Where does “babyfur” come from?

babyfur (English) comes from English baby, from Middle English baby, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

babyfur (English): A member of the furry subculture with an interest...

Definitions

  1. A member of the furry subculture with an interest...

Ancestry of “babyfur”, step by step

babyfur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English baby

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbabyA very young human, particularly from birth to a...
2Middle EnglishbabyA child or baby
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via English fur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurThe hairy coat of various mammal species,...
2Middle Englishfurre
3Old Frenchfuerrehay
4Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Old English -iġEvery word from Middle English -y