Where does “vierkant” come from?

vierkant (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vierkant, from Dutch vier, from Middle Dutch vier, from Old Dutch fuïr, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

vierkant (Afrikaans): square; quadrant; a square shaped clearing used...

Definitions

  1. square; quadrant; a square shaped clearing used...

Ancestry of “vierkant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvierkantsquare; completely; in one's face
2Dutchvierfour
3Middle Dutchvierfour; Alternative form of vuur
4Old Dutchfuïrfire
5Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
6Proto-Germanicfōrfire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “vierkant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →