English
jointfir
From joint + fir.
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join’
Latin iūnctus ‘joined’
Old French joint ‘joint of the body’
Middle English joynt
English joint
Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- ‘oak’
Proto-Germanic *furhō ‘fir, pine’
Proto-West Germanic *furhu ‘pine’
Old English furh ‘fir, pine’
Middle English firre ‘fir (Abies spp.)’
English fir
Today it means
noun An ephedra (Ephedra distachya)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / jointfir