Where does “Kienföhre” come from?

Kienföhre (German) comes from German Föhre, from Middle High German vorhe, from Old High German forha, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

Kienföhre (German): archaic form of Kiefer

Definitions

  1. archaic form of Kiefer

Ancestry of “Kienföhre”, step by step

Kienföhre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Föhre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFöhrepine
2Middle High Germanvorhe—
3Old High Germanforha—
4Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

via German Kien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKienresinous wood, fit for firing
2Middle High Germankien—
3Old High Germankien—
4Proto-West Germanic*kēnresinous pine wood which was used for torches

Words derived from “Kienföhre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhō →