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

  1. mortal evil, deadly curse, life-bane

Ancestry of “feorhbealo”, step by step

feorhbealo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English feorh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeorhlife, principles of life, soul, spirit; living...
2Proto-West Germanicferhlife
3Proto-Germanicferhuzbody; life; being; existence; oak tree
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

via Old English bealo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbealoharm, evil, malice; baleful, deadly, dangerous,...
2Proto-Germanicbalwąevil, misfortune
3Proto-Germanicbalwazsick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ferhuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ferh →