Proto-Indo-European

*perkʷ-

‘oak’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ-.

8 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ-, most familiar first.

• ever ← ǣfre ← feorh ← *ferh ← *ferhwą
• firm ← ferme ← ferme ← ferma ← feorm
• farm ← ferme ← ferma ← feorm ← *fermu
• forest ← forestis
• farmer ← fermour ← fermier ← firmarius ← firma
• fir ← firre ← furh ← *furhu ← *furhō
• firth ← fyrth ← frith ← fyrhþe ← *furhiþi
• frith ← fyrhþe ← *furhiþi ← *furhu ← *pérkus

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ-