Where does “grauwvuur” come from?

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

grauwvuur (Dutch): firedamp explosion

Definitions

  1. firedamp explosion

Ancestry of “grauwvuur”, step by step

grauwvuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvuurfire; heater; a lighter
2Middle Dutchvuurfire; bonfire; passion
3Old Dutchfuïrfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Dutch grauw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrauwgrey, not brightly colored, ashen, grubby, grimy;...
2Middle Dutchgrau—
3Old Dutchgrāogrey
4Proto-West Germanic*grāugrey
5Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →
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