Where does “Feuer fangen” come from?

Feuer fangen (German) comes 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.

Feuer fangen (German): to catch fire

Definitions

  1. to catch fire

Ancestry of “Feuer fangen”, step by step

Feuer fangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Feuer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
2Middle High Germanviurfire
3Old High Germanfiurfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via German fangen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfangento catch; to catch; to capture; to improve in...
2Middle High Germanvāhento catch
3Old High Germanfāhan—
4Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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