Where does “vuurvlieg” come from?

vuurvlieg (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.

vuurvlieg (Dutch): A firefly, beetle of the family Lampyridae,...

Definitions

  1. A firefly, beetle of the family Lampyridae,...

Ancestry of “vuurvlieg”, step by step

vuurvlieg 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 Vlieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVliegMusca
2Middle Dutchvliege—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →