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

Definitions

  1. anthrax letter

Ancestry of “miltvuurbrief”, step by step

miltvuurbrief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch miltvuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmiltvuurThe highly contagious disease anthrax which kills...
2Dutchvuurfire; heater; a lighter
3Middle Dutchvuurfire; bonfire; passion
4Old Dutchfuïrfire
5Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
6Proto-Germanicfōrfire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Dutch brief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbriefletter
2Middle Dutchbrief—
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →