Where does “fuyr” come from?

fuyr (Middle French) comes from Old French fuïr, from Vulgar Latin fugire, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

fuyr (Middle French): to flee

Definitions

  1. to flee

Ancestry of “fuyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchfuïrAlternative form of fuir
2Vulgar Latinfugire—
3Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit

Words derived from “fuyr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →