Where does “feorhbealu” come from?

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

feorhbealu (Old English): mortal evil, deadly curse

Definitions

  1. mortal evil, deadly curse

Ancestry of “feorhbealu”, step by step

feorhbealu 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 bealu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbealuharm, evil
2Proto-Germanic*balu—
3Proto-Germanicbalwąevil, misfortune
4Proto-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 →
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