English
Firth
Firth comes from Old English fyrhþe ‘forest’, from Proto-West Germanic *furhu ‘fir’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- ‘oak’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*perkʷ-‘oak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pérkus‘oak’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*furhu‘fir’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*furhiþi‘forest, woodland’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fyrhþe‘forest’
- EnglishtodayFirth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*perkʷ-‘oak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pérkus‘oak’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*furhu‘fir’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*furhiþi‘forest, woodland’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fyrhþe‘forest’
- EnglishtodayFirth
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- ‘oak’
ever, farm, forest, firm, 2 more
through Proto-West Germanic *furhu ‘fir’
through Old English fyrhþe ‘forest’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- / Firth