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Where does “fajrujo” come from?

fajrujo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fajro, 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.

fajrujo (Esperanto): firebox; hearth

Definitions

  1. firebox; hearth

Ancestry of “fajrujo”, step by step

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
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