Where does “Feuerwehr” come from?
Feuerwehr (German) comes from German Wehr, from Middle High German were, from Old High German werī, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
Feuerwehr (German): fire brigade; fire department
Definitions
- fire brigade; fire department
Ancestry of “Feuerwehr”, step by step
Feuerwehr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wehr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wehr | resistance; defence; also in the sense of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | were | — |
| 3 | Old High German | werī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warīniz | warding off, defense |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |