Where does “fyre” come from?

fyre (Norn) comes from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fyre (Norn): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “fyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjórirfour
2Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →