Where does “feorhseoc” come from?

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

feorhseoc (Old English): mortally wounded

Definitions

  1. mortally wounded

Ancestry of “feorhseoc”, step by step

feorhseoc 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 sēoc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsēocsick, ill
2Proto-West Germanicseuksick
3Proto-Germanicseukazsick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ferhuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ferh →