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
Ancestry of “Abfeuerung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | abfeuern | to fire off, to fire |
| 2 | German | feuern | to fire |
| 3 | German | Feuer | fire; fire; the act of firing; a means for... |
| 4 | Middle High German | viur | — |
| 5 | Old High German | fiur | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fuir | fire |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōr | fire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |