Where does “fuïr” come from?

fuïr (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

fuïr (Old Dutch): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “fuïr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
2Proto-Germanicfōrfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “fuïr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →
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