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
Ancestry of “fau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | fau | beech |
| 2 | Latin | fāgus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fāgos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |