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Where does “firmō” come from?
firmō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic firhu-, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.
Ancestry of “firmō”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
firhu-
life force, body, being
2
Proto-Indo-European
perkʷ-
oak
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