Where does “furrow” come from?

Furrow derives from Middle English furgh, from Old English furh, from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European per-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós.

furrow (English): A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order...

Definitions

  1. A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order...

Ancestry of “furrow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfurgh—
2Old Englishfurhfurrow
3Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “furrow”

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