Proto-Germanic: *furbian-
Meaning: clean
Old Franconian: wel gifurvid `casta'
Old High German: { furben `reinigen, säubern, putzen, fegen', furbide `purgamentum' }
Middle High German: vürbe st. f. 'Reinigung', vürben, vurben wk. 'reinigen, säubern, putzen, fegen'