Words that come from Proto-West Germanic fuir

327 words across 30 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic fuir — including fire, fired, firing, fireplace, firearms, firewall, fireside, gunfire.

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English (194)

German (44)

Dutch (39)

Old English (5)

Middle English (5)

Middle Dutch (4)

Luxembourgish (3)

Middle High German (3)

Ido (2)

Russian (2)

Central Franconian (2)

German Low German (2)

Afrikaans (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Old High German (2)

Old Dutch (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Japanese (1)

Swedish (1)

Greek (1)

Polish (1)

West Flemish (1)

Portuguese (1)

Spanish (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Hunsrik (1)

Middle Low German (1)