Where does “skógarfura” come from?

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

skógarfura (Icelandic): Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

Definitions

  1. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

Ancestry of “skógarfura”, step by step

skógarfura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfurapine
2Old Norsefurafir, firtree; pine
3Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

via Icelandic skógur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskógurforest, woods
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhō →
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