Where does “vuurwapengevaarlijk” come from?
vuurwapengevaarlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch vuurwapen, from Afrikaans vuur, from English fire, from Middle English fier, from Old English fȳr, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy — passed , crossed.
vuurwapengevaarlijk (Dutch): likely to use a firearm, armed and dangerous, trigger-happy
Definitions
- likely to use a firearm, armed and dangerous, trigger-happy
Ancestry of “vuurwapengevaarlijk”, step by step
vuurwapengevaarlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vuurwapen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vuurwapen | firearm |
| 2 | Afrikaans | vuur | fire |
| 3 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 4 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 5 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 6 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |