Where does “fyr” come from?

fyr (Middle English) comes from Old English fȳr, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fyr (Middle English): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “fyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfȳrfire
2Old EnglishfeorAlternative form of feorr; far
3Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fyr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy →