Where does “Trommelfeuer” come from?

Trommelfeuer (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.

Trommelfeuer (German): drumfire, barrage

Definitions

  1. drumfire, barrage

Ancestry of “Trommelfeuer”, step by step

Trommelfeuer 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 trommeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrommelnto drum, to beat a drum
2Middle High Germantrumelen—

Words derived from “Trommelfeuer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →
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