Where does “furutømmer” come from?

furutømmer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål furu, from Old Norse fura, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

furutømmer (Norwegian Bokmål): pine timber

Definitions

  1. pine timber

Ancestry of “furutømmer”, step by step

furutømmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål furu

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

via Norwegian Bokmål tømmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltømmertimber; present of tømme
2Old Norsetimbrtimber
3Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
4Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhō →