Where does “vuurmier” come from?

vuurmier (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.

vuurmier (Dutch): a fire ant, ant of the genus Solenopsis

Definitions

  1. a fire ant, ant of the genus Solenopsis

Ancestry of “vuurmier”, step by step

vuurmier 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 mier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmierant; insignificant individual
2Middle Dutchmiereant; inflection of mijn: ## feminine...
3Old Dutchmiuri—
4Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →
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