Where does “Feuerlöscher” come from?

Feuerlöscher (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.

Feuerlöscher (German): fire extinguisher

Definitions

  1. fire extinguisher

Ancestry of “Feuerlöscher”, step by step

Feuerlöscher 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 löschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlöschento quench; to delete, to erase; to unload
2Middle High Germanleschen—
3Old High Germanlescan—

Words derived from “Feuerlöscher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →