Where does “feorhbealo” come from?
feorhbealo (Old English) comes from Old English feorh, from Proto-West Germanic ferh, from Proto-Germanic ferhuz, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.
feorhbealo (Old English): mortal evil, deadly curse, life-bane
Definitions
- mortal evil, deadly curse, life-bane
Ancestry of “feorhbealo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | feorh | life, principles of life, soul, spirit; living... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ferh | life |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ferhuz | body; life; being; existence; oak tree |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perkʷ- | oak |