Where does “miltvuurbrief” come from?
miltvuurbrief (Dutch) comes from Dutch miltvuur, 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.
miltvuurbrief (Dutch): anthrax letter
Ancestry of “miltvuurbrief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | miltvuur | The highly contagious disease anthrax which kills... |
| 2 | Dutch | vuur | fire; heater; a lighter |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vuur | fire; bonfire; passion |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fuïr | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fuir | fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōr | fire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |