Where does “Leuchtfeuer” come from?

Leuchtfeuer (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.

Leuchtfeuer (German): beacon

Definitions

  1. beacon

Ancestry of “Leuchtfeuer”, step by step

Leuchtfeuer 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 leuchten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleuchtento shine
2Old High Germanliuhten—
3Proto-West Germanicliuhtijanto shine, to illuminate
4Proto-Germanicliuhtijanąto give light, shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →