Where does “Feuerlilie” come from?

Feuerlilie (German) comes from German Lilie, from Middle High German lilje, from Old High German lilia, from Latin līlia, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

Feuerlilie (German): orange lily, fire lily (Lilium bulbiferum)

Definitions

  1. orange lily, fire lily (Lilium bulbiferum)

Ancestry of “Feuerlilie”, step by step

Feuerlilie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lilie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLilielily, lilium (flower)
2Middle High Germanlilje—
3Old High Germanlilia—
4Latinlīlia—
5Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
6Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
7Demoticḥrryflower
8Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

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
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →Every word from Demotic ḥrry →Every word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ →