Where does “vuurpijl” come from?

vuurpijl (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.

vuurpijl (Dutch): a flare; a rocket

Definitions

  1. a flare; a rocket

Ancestry of “vuurpijl”, step by step

vuurpijl 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 Pijl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchPijlSagitta
2Middle Dutchpijl—
3Latinpiluma pounder, pestle; a javelin, throwing spear;...
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →
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