Where does “forst” come from?

forst (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic furhiþi, from Proto-Germanic furhiþją, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

forst (Old English): frost

Definitions

  1. frost

Ancestry of “forst”, step by step

forst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic furhiþi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfurhiþiforest, woodland
2Proto-Germanicfurhiþjąforest, wooded country
3Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

via Proto-West Germanic *frost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*frost—
2Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

Words derived from “forst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhō →