Where does “Feuer” come from?

Feuer (German) comes 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.

Feuer (German): fire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...

Definitions

  1. fire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...

Ancestry of “Feuer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanviurfire
2Old High Germanfiurfire
3Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
4Proto-Germanicfōrfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “Feuer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥