Where does “vuurspuwer” come from?

vuurspuwer (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.

vuurspuwer (Dutch): fire-breather

Definitions

  1. fire-breather

Ancestry of “vuurspuwer”, step by step

vuurspuwer 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 spuwer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspuwerspitter, spouter
2Dutchspuwento spit
3Middle Dutchspuwento spit, to spew; to vomit
4Old Dutchspīwanto spew, to spit
5Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →