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

  1. firewall

Ancestry of “fajroŝirmilo”, step by step

fajroŝirmilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ŝirmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝirmito protect, shield
2Germanschirmento shield; to screen or protect
3Middle High Germanschirmen
4Old High Germanskirmento protect
5Proto-West Germanicskirmijanto protect, defend
6Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Esperanto fajro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofajrofire
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
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti