Where does “Feier” come from?

Feier (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Feier, 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.

Feier (Hunsrik): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “Feier”, step by step

Feier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Franconian Feier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianFeierfire
2Middle High Germanviurfire
3Old High Germanfiurfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Middle High German vire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvirecelebration
2Old High Germanfīracelebration
3Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →