Where does “puer” come from?

puer (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German pūr, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

puer (Hunsrik): pure

Definitions

  1. pure

Ancestry of “puer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpūr—
2Latinpūrusclear, limpid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Middle High German pūr →