Where does “firen” come from?

firen (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic firinu, from Proto-Germanic firinō — sin, crime.

firen (Old English): crime, sin; torment, suffering

Definitions

  1. crime, sin; torment, suffering

Ancestry of “firen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfirinucrime
2Proto-Germanicfirinōsin, crime

Words derived from “firen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic firinō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic firinu →