Where does “furhu” come from?

furhu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

furhu (Proto-West Germanic): fir; pine

Definitions

  1. fir; pine

Ancestry of “furhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhō →
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