Where does “vuur” come from?

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

vuur (Dutch): fire; heater; a lighter

Definitions

  1. fire; heater; a lighter

Ancestry of “vuur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vuur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →
vuur — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer