Where does “firre” come from?

firre (Middle English) comes from Old English fyrh, from Proto-Germanic furhu, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

firre (Middle English): fir (Abies spp.)

Definitions

  1. fir (Abies spp.)

Ancestry of “firre”, step by step

firre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fyrh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfyrhfir, pine
2Proto-Germanicfurhufir; pine
3Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

via Middle English firse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfirseFurze or gorse; Clumps of furze for use in fires
2Old Englishfyrsfurze, gorse, bramble
3Old Englishfyresfurze

Words derived from “firre”

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