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Where does “fura” come from?

fura (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fura, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

fura (Icelandic): pine

Definitions

  1. pine

Ancestry of “fura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefurafir, firtree; pine
2Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
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