Etymology

firwood

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Today it means: The wood of the fir tree. Full definition →

Middle English *firwode ← Old English furhwudu
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfurhwudu
  2. Middle English · inherited from*firwode
  3. English todayfirwood

From Middle English *firwode, *firrewode, from Old English furhwudu, equivalent to fir + wood.

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