Where does “fur” come from?

fur (Romanian) comes from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fur (Romanian): first-person singular present indicative of fura;...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fura;...

Ancestry of “fur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūra thief
2Proto-Italicfōrthief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “fur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓrEvery word from Proto-Italic fōr