Where does “Fieber” come from?

Fieber (German) comes from Middle High German vieber, from Old High German fiebar, from Proto-Germanic *fēbr, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Fieber (German): fever

Definitions

  1. fever

Ancestry of “Fieber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvieber—
2Old High Germanfiebar—
3Proto-Germanic*fēbr—
4Latinfebrisfever
5Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →