Where does “fau” come from?

fau (Norman) comes from Old French fau, from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

fau (Norman): beech tree

Definitions

  1. beech tree

Ancestry of “fau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfaubeech
2Latinfāgusbeech tree
3Proto-Italicfāgos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic fāgos →Every word from Latin fāgus →