Where does “abfeuern” come from?

abfeuern (German) comes from German feuern, 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.

abfeuern (German): to fire off, to fire

Definitions

  1. to fire off, to fire

Ancestry of “abfeuern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeuernto fire
2GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
3Middle High Germanviurfire
4Old High Germanfiurfire
5Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
6Proto-Germanicfōrfire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “abfeuern”

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