Furche

From Middle High German vurch, from Old High German furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs.

The final -e is secondary, possibly due to confusion between the earlier strong plural Fürche and the later weak plural Furchen (also Fürchen). The -ch- is Upper German; the Central German form Fure, Fuhre did not establish itself because of its homophony with Fuhre (“cartload”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊʁçə/

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Furche f (genitive Furche, plural Furchen)

1. furrow
2. crease

• furchen

• “Furche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Furche” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Furche” in Duden online
• “Furche” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon