Where does “verfeuern” come from?
verfeuern (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.
verfeuern (German): to burn and waste to some degree i.e. to peruse its energy
Definitions
- to burn and waste to some degree i.e. to peruse its energy
Ancestry of “verfeuern”, step by step
verfeuern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Feuer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Feuer | fire; fire; the act of firing; a means for... |
| 2 | Middle High German | viur | fire |
| 3 | Old High German | fiur | fire |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fuir | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōr | fire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
via German ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver- -en | Forms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" |