Where does “roffelvuur” come from?

roffelvuur (Dutch) comes from German Trommelfeuer, from German Feuer, from Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

roffelvuur (Dutch): drumfire

Definitions

  1. drumfire

Ancestry of “roffelvuur”, step by step

roffelvuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Trommelfeuer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrommelfeuerdrumfire, barrage
2GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
3Middle High Germanviurfire
4Old High Germanfiurfire
5Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
6Proto-Germanicfōrfire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Dutch vuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvuurfire; heater; a lighter
2Middle Dutchvuurfire; bonfire; passion
3Old Dutchfuïrfire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →