fir
English
/fɜː(ɹ)/, /fɝ/, /fɪɹ/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) A conifer of the genus .
- (chiefly) Any pinaceous conifer of related genera, especially a Douglas fir () or a Scots pine ().
- (uncountable) Wood of such trees.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English firre derived from Old Norse fýri (coniferous forest, pine-wood) inherited from Old English fyrh (pine, fir) inherited from *furhu inherited from Proto-Germanic *furhō derived from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥kʷeh₂.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pŕ̥kʷeh₂
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bound English
- firbound English
- firless English
- firlike English
- firmoss English
- firry English
- firtree English
- firwood English
- joint English
- jointfir English
- moss English
- quercitannin English
- quercivorous English
- tree English
- wood English
- *cerquus Latin
- querceus Latin
- quercus Latin
- Föhre German
- Kienföhre German
- aanvuren Dutch, Flemish
- afvuren Dutch, Flemish
- vuren Dutch, Flemish
- vuur Dutch, Flemish
- vuurpeloton Dutch, Flemish
- *perkos Proto-Indo-European
- *pr̥kʷéu-, *pérkus Proto-Indo-European
- *pérkus Proto-Indo-European
- *pŕ̥kʷeh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *furhiją Proto-Germanic
- *furhō Proto-Germanic
- fyrh Old English
- firre Middle English
- fura Old Norse
- fýri Old Norse
- querquetum Old Norse
- fyr Danish
- fyrrum Danish
- fyrtårn Danish
- broddfura Icelandic
- fjallafura Icelandic
- fura Icelandic
- skógarfura Icelandic
- stafafura Icelandic
- vuren Middle Dutch
- forha Old High German
- vorhe Middle High German
- shpardh Albanian
- *furhiþ gmw-pro
- *furhu gmw-pro
- fīrburs Middle Low German
- *kʷerkus Proto-Italic
- kvär Volapük
- *is-pardza Proto-Albanian
- القرنق Mozarabic