Where does “furt” come from?

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

furt (Romanian): theft; robbery

Definitions

  1. theft; robbery

Ancestry of “furt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūrtuma theft, robbery
2Latinfūra thief
3Proto-Italicfōrthief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “furt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr →Every word from Proto-Italic fōr →