Where does “fireworks” come from?
fireworks (English) comes from Dutch vuurwerk, from German Feuerwerk, from German Werk, from Middle High German werch, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.
fireworks (English): An event or a display where fireworks are set off
Definitions
- An event or a display where fireworks are set off
Ancestry of “fireworks”, step by step
fireworks traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vuurwerk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vuurwerk | fireworks; military ordnance, in particular... |
| 2 | German | Feuerwerk | fireworks |
| 3 | German | Werk | work, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | werch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via English fire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 2 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 3 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 4 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |