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Foss etymology

English

English word foss comes from Proto-Indo-European *pers-, and later Proto-Germanic *fursaz (Waterfall, torrent.)

Detailed word origin of foss

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*pers- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*pŕ̥sos Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*fursaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Waterfall, torrent.
foss Old Norse (non)
foss English (en) Waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff).

Words with the same origin as foss

Descendants of *pers-

force