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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | feorm | food, sustenance, provision; meal, feast,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fermō | means of living, subsistence |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ferhwō | life force, body, being |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perkʷ- | oak |
via Old English feorbian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | feorbian | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | furbēn | to clean |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | prep- | to appear, to be visible |
Words derived from “feormian”