Where does “vuurgevecht” come from?

vuurgevecht (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.

vuurgevecht (Dutch): gunfight

Definitions

  1. gunfight

Ancestry of “vuurgevecht”, step by step

vuurgevecht 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 gevecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevechtfight, struggle, battle
2Middle Dutchgevecht—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →