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Where does “Füür” come from?

Füür (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

Füür (Alemannic German): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “Füür”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanviur—
2Old High Germanfiur—
3Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
4Proto-Germanicfōrfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →