Where does “vuurgevaarlijk” come from?
vuurgevaarlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch gevaarlijk, from Dutch gevaar, from German gefahr, from Middle High German gevāre, from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
vuurgevaarlijk (Dutch): likely to use a firearm, armed and dangerous, trigger-happy
Definitions
- likely to use a firearm, armed and dangerous, trigger-happy
Ancestry of “vuurgevaarlijk”, step by step
vuurgevaarlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gevaarlijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gevaarlijk | dangerous |
| 2 | Dutch | gevaar | danger, peril |
| 3 | German | gefahr | danger, hazard, peril, risk |
| 4 | Middle High German | gevāre | danger |
| 5 | Old High German | fāra | ambush, danger, deceit |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |