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Where does “fireworthiness” come from?

fireworthiness (English) comes from English fireworthy, 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.

fireworthiness (English): The state, condition, or quality of being...

Definitions

  1. The state, condition, or quality of being...

Ancestry of “fireworthiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfireworthyWorthy or capable of firing; able to be fired;...
2EnglishfireA chemical reaction involving the bonding of...
3Middle EnglishfierAlternative form of figer
4Old Englishfȳrfire
5Old EnglishfeorAlternative form of feorr; far
6Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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