Where does “forro” come from?

forro (Galician) comes from French feurre, 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.

forro (Galician): lining

Definitions

  1. lining

Ancestry of “forro”, step by step

forro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French feurre

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

via Arabic حر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحرfree; unimpeded; set free, freedman
2Arabicحُرّfree, noble, virtuous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →