Where does “캠프파이어” come from?

캠프파이어 (Korean) comes from English campfire, from English fire, from Middle English fier, from Old English fȳr, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

캠프파이어 (Korean): campfire

Definitions

  1. campfire

Ancestry of “캠프파이어”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcampfireA fire at a campground or on a camping trip,...
2EnglishfireA chemical reaction involving the bonding of...
3Middle EnglishfierAlternative form of figer
4Old Englishfȳrfire
5Old EnglishfeorAlternative form of feorr; far
6Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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