Where does “Feier” come from?

Feier (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

Feier (Pennsylvania German): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “Feier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanviurfire
2Old High Germanfiurfire
3Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
4Proto-Germanicfōrfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “Feier”

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