Etymology Explorer
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Where does “fúrr” come from?
fúrr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
Ancestry of “fúrr”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
fōr
fire
2
Proto-Indo-European
péh₂wr̥
bonfire; spelt
Words derived from “fúrr”
funi
fyr
funa
fyrvaktare
fyrtorn
ledfyr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →
Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →