Where does “vuur” come from?

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

vuur (Middle Dutch): fire; bonfire; passion

Definitions

  1. fire; bonfire; passion

Ancestry of “vuur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vuur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →