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Where does “firer” come from?

firer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fire, from Danish fire, from Middle Low German fīren, from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

firer (Norwegian Bokmål): present of fire

Definitions

  1. present of fire

Ancestry of “firer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfirefour; to slacken, ease; to lower
2Danishfirefour; to lower something fixed to a rope or...
3Middle Low Germanfīren—
4Frenchvirerto bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer
5Vulgar Latinviro—
6LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
7Proto-Italicwibrāō—
8Proto-Italicwibros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move
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