Where does “fēber” come from?

fēber (Middle Low German) comes from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “fēber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfebrisfever
2Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “fēber

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰrisEvery word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris
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