Where does “Feueralarm” come from?

Feueralarm (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.

Feueralarm (German): fire alarm

Definitions

  1. fire alarm

Ancestry of “Feueralarm”, step by step

Feueralarm 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 Alarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlarmalert, alarm
2Italianallarmealarm; alert
3Italianlàthere
4Latinillamaccusative feminine singular of ille
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →