Where does “perenvuur” come from?

perenvuur (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.

perenvuur (Dutch): fire blight

Definitions

  1. fire blight

Ancestry of “perenvuur”, step by step

perenvuur 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 peer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpeerA pear, a fruit of the pear tree; A light bulb; A...
2Middle Dutchpērepear
3Latinpira—
4Latinpiruma pear
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