Where does “viwer” come from?

viwer (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

Ancestry of “viwer”, step by step

viwer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German fiur

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

via Old High German fuïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfuïr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →