Where does “feorh” come from?

feorh (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ferh, from Proto-Germanic ferhuz, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

feorh (Old English): life, principles of life, soul, spirit; living...

Definitions

  1. life, principles of life, soul, spirit; living...

Ancestry of “feorh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicferhlife
2Proto-Germanicferhuzbody; life; being; existence; oak tree
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “feorh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ferhuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ferh →