Where does “fyra” come from?

fyra (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German fīren, 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.

fyra (Norwegian Nynorsk): to fire; fyra - to light; fyra - to fire

Definitions

  1. to fire; fyra - to light; fyra - to fire

Ancestry of “fyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanfīren—
2Frenchvirerto bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer
3Vulgar Latinviro—
4LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
5Proto-Italicwibrāō—
6Proto-Italicwibros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →