Where does “feormian” come from?

feormian (Old English) comes from Old English feorm, from Proto-Germanic fermō, from Proto-Germanic ferhwō, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

feormian (Old English): to cleanse, scour, furbish; to entertain,...

Definitions

  1. to cleanse, scour, furbish; to entertain,...

Ancestry of “feormian”, step by step

feormian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English feorm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeormfood, sustenance, provision; meal, feast,...
2Proto-Germanicfermōmeans of living, subsistence
3Proto-Germanicferhwōlife force, body, being
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

via Old English feorbian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeorbian
2Proto-West Germanicfurbēnto clean
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprep-to appear, to be visible

Words derived from “feormian

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic ferhwōEvery word from Proto-Germanic fermō
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