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Where does “furrowest” come from?

furrowest (English) comes from English furrow, from Middle English furgh, from Old English furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

furrowest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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Ancestry of “furrowest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurrowA trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order...
2Middle Englishfurgh—
3Old Englishfurhfurrow
4Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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