Where does “Forstwesen” come from?

Forstwesen (German) comes from Old English forst, from Proto-West Germanic furhiþi, from Proto-Germanic furhiþją, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

Forstwesen (German): forestry

Definitions

  1. forestry

Ancestry of “Forstwesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforstfrost
2Proto-West Germanicfurhiþiforest, woodland
3Proto-Germanicfurhiþjąforest, wooded country
4Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhō →