Etymology

furry

fur·ry
F4U1R1R1Y4

Today it means: Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur. Full definition →

English fur ← Middle English furre ← Anglo-Norman fuerre
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*fōdrą
  3. Frankish*fōdr
  4. Anglo-Normanfuerre
  5. Middle Englishfurre
  6. Englishfur
  7. English todayfurry

From fur + -y.

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