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
Ancestry of “vuur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vuur | fire; bonfire; passion |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fuïr | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fuir | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōr | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
Words derived from “vuur”