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Where does “fura” come from?

fura (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pero-, from Ancient Greek πηρός, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

Ancestry of “fura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpero-forward, beyond, around
2Ancient Greekπηρός—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “fura”

  • firsthand
  • firstly
  • therefor
  • firstborn
  • headfirst
  • firstling
  • faw
  • firstness
  • herefore
  • feetfirst
  • facefirst
  • frist
  • herefor
  • firstcomer
  • forthy
  • firstie
  • firster
  • standfirst
  • firstripe
  • forcause
  • forsta
  • fyrst
  • for to
  • interfirst
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