Where does “ffyr” come from?

ffyr (Welsh) comes from English fir, from Middle English firre, from Old English fyrh, from Proto-Germanic furhu, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

ffyr (Welsh): fir trees (Abies spp.)

Definitions

  1. fir trees (Abies spp.)

Ancestry of “ffyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfirA conifer of the genus "Abies"; Any pinaceous...
2Middle Englishfirrefir (Abies spp.)
3Old Englishfyrhfir, pine
4Proto-Germanicfurhufir; pine
5Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
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