Where does “milfur” come from?

milfur (English) comes from English furry, from English fur, from Middle English furre, from Old French fuerre, from Frankish fōdar, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

milfur (English): A furry who is a military member or veteran

Definitions

  1. A furry who is a military member or veteran

Ancestry of “milfur”, step by step

milfur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English furry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurryCovered with fur, or with something resembling...
2EnglishfurThe hairy coat of various mammal species,...
3Middle Englishfurre
4Old Frenchfuerrehay
5Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
7Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via English military

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmilitaryCharacteristic of members of the armed forces;...
2Old Frenchmilitaire
3LatinmīlitārisOf a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial
4Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
5Latin-ālis
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat-
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