Where does “feber” come from?

feber (Danish) comes from Middle Low German fēber, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

feber (Danish): fever

Definitions

  1. fever

Ancestry of “feber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanfēber—
2Latinfebrisfever
3Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →