Fir
/fɜːr/noun
A coniferous evergreen tree of the genus Abies, or its wood.
Did you know?Fir is one of those old tree-names whose exact pre-English origin is uncertain, but it has been in English since Old English as a name for a conifer.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
fȳr
“fir tree”
Middle English
ME
firre
“fir tree”
Modern English
English
fir
“a fir tree or fir wood”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*furhō-
“conifer or pine-like tree”