Where does “funi” come from?

funi (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

funi (Old Norse): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “funi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfōrfire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →