Where does “Abfeuerung” come from?

Abfeuerung (German) comes from German abfeuern, from German feuern, from German Feuer, from Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

Abfeuerung (German): discharge, firing

Definitions

  1. discharge, firing

Ancestry of “Abfeuerung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabfeuernto fire off, to fire
2Germanfeuernto fire
3GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
4Middle High Germanviurfire
5Old High Germanfiurfire
6Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
7Proto-Germanicfōrfire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →