Where does “fyre” come from?

fyre (Danish) comes from Middle Low German fīren, from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

fyre (Danish): to sack; to fire; indefinite plural of fyr

Definitions

  1. to sack; to fire; indefinite plural of fyr

Ancestry of “fyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanfīren—
2Frenchvirerto bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer
3Vulgar Latinviro—
4LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
5Proto-Italicwibrāō—
6Proto-Italicwibros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “fyre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Proto-Italic wibrāō →
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