Where does “fajroŝirmilo” come from?
fajroŝirmilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝirmi, from German schirmen, from Middle High German schirmen, from Old High German skirmen, from Proto-West Germanic skirmijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
fajroŝirmilo (Esperanto): firewall
Definitions
- firewall
Ancestry of “fajroŝirmilo”, step by step
fajroŝirmilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ŝirmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝirmi | to protect, shield |
| 2 | German | schirmen | to shield; to screen or protect |
| 3 | Middle High German | schirmen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | skirmen | to protect |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmijan | to protect, defend |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Esperanto fajro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fajro | fire |
| 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 |