Where does “bumpfiring” come from?
bumpfiring (English) comes from English bumpfire, 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, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
bumpfiring (English): The action of the verb bumpfire; present...
Definitions
- The action of the verb bumpfire; present...
Ancestry of “bumpfiring”, step by step
bumpfiring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bumpfire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bumpfire | A method of automatic weapons fire that uses... |
| 2 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 3 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 4 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 5 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |