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Where does “Féiwer” come from?

Féiwer (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German fieber, from Old High German fiebar, from Proto-Germanic *fēbr, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Féiwer (Luxembourgish): fever

Definitions

  1. fever

Ancestry of “Féiwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfieber—
2Old High Germanfiebar—
3Proto-Germanic*fēbr—
4Latinfebrisfever
5Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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