English

furson

From fur + son.

A compound of fur + son

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-Indo-European *sewH- ‘to bear’

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Proto-Germanic *sunuz

Proto-West Germanic *sunu

Old English sunu

Middle English sonn

English son

Today it means

noun A male pet who is accorded the affection given to one's offspring.

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