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Where does “nonfired” come from?

nonfired (English) comes from English fired, 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.

nonfired (English): Not fired

Definitions

  1. Not fired

Ancestry of “nonfired”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfireddismissed, let go from a job; Heated in a...
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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