Where does “fyrhþe” come from?

fyrhþe (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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “fyrhþe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fyrhþe”

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