Where does “vier” come from?

vier (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fuïr, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

vier (Middle Dutch): four; Alternative form of vuur

Definitions

  1. four; Alternative form of vuur

Ancestry of “vier”, step by step

vier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch fuïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfuïrfire
2Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
3Proto-Germanicfōrfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Proto-West Germanic feuwar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
2Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “vier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →