Where does “vuurmond” come from?

vuurmond (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.

vuurmond (Dutch): the muzzle and chamber of a gun, especially of a piece of artillery

Definitions

  1. the muzzle and chamber of a gun, especially of a piece of artillery

Ancestry of “vuurmond”, step by step

vuurmond 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 mond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmondmouth; hand
2Middle Dutchmontmouth
3Old Dutchmund—
4Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “vuurmond”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →