Where does “fīren” come from?

fīren (Middle Low German) comes from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

Ancestry of “fīren”, step by step

fīren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French virer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvirerto bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer
2Vulgar Latinviro—
3LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
4Proto-Italicwibrāō—
5Proto-Italicwibros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

via Latin ferior

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferiorto rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person...
2Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday

Words derived from “fīren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Proto-Italic wibrāō →