Etymograph

English

furkid

From fur + kid.

A compound of fur + kid

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’

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Proto-West Germanic *fōdr

Frankish *fōdar

Anglo-Norman forre ‘case’

Middle English furre

English fur

Proto-Germanic *kidją ‘goatling’

Old Norse kið ‘young goat’

Middle English kide ‘kid’

English kid

Today it means

noun A pet (normally a cat or dog) that the owner treats as if it were a child.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / furkid