Where does “fur” come from?

Fur comes from Middle English furre, from Old French fuerre, from Frankish fōdar, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pat-.

fur (English): The hairy coat of various mammal species,...

Definitions

  1. The hairy coat of various mammal species,...

Ancestry of “fur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfurre—
2Old Frenchfuerrehay
3Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “fur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →