Where does “ferah” come from?

ferah (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic ferh, from Proto-Germanic ferhuz, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

ferah (Old High German): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “ferah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicferhlife
2Proto-Germanicferhuzbody; life; being; existence; oak tree
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ferhuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ferh →