Where does “geværild” come from?

geværild (Danish) comes from Danish ild, from Old Danish eld, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

geværild (Danish): gunfire

Definitions

  1. gunfire

Ancestry of “geværild”, step by step

geværild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishildfire; ardor
2Old Danisheld—
3Old Norseeldrfire
4Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
5Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Danish gevær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgeværgun
2GermanGewehrrifle
3Middle High Germangewer—
4Old High Germangiwerida—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →