Where does “Höllenfeuer” come from?
Höllenfeuer (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.
Höllenfeuer (German): hellfire
Ancestry of “Höllenfeuer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Feuer | fire; fire; the act of firing; a means for... |
| 2 | Middle High German | viur | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fiur | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fuir | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōr | fire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |