Words that come from Proto-West Germanic fuir

400 words across 40 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic fuir — including fire, fired, firing, fiery, fireplace, Bonnie, firearms, firewood.

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English (223)

German (45)

Dutch (39)

Esperanto (24)

Middle English (11)

Old English (9)

Afrikaans (4)

Tok Pisin (3)

Middle High German (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Ido (2)

Russian (2)

Central Franconian (2)

German Low German (2)

Pennsylvania German (2)

Old Saxon (2)

West Frisian (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Aukan (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Chinook Jargon (1)

Japanese (1)

Indonesian (1)

Swedish (1)

Greek (1)

Polish (1)

East Central German (1)

West Flemish (1)

Portuguese (1)

Spanish (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Vietnamese (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Scots (1)

Hunsrik (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle Low German (1)