Where does “fýri” come from?

fýri (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic furhiją, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

fýri (Old Norse): forest of fir trees, coniferous forest

Definitions

  1. forest of fir trees, coniferous forest

Ancestry of “fýri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfurhijąforest of firs
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhiją →