Where does “fyrhþ” come from?

fyrhþ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic furhiþ, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

fyrhþ (Old English): forest, wooded country; game preserve, hunting...

Definitions

  1. forest, wooded country; game preserve, hunting...

Ancestry of “fyrhþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfurhiþforest, wooded country
2Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “fyrhþ”

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