Where does “Fia” come from?

Fia (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German vǖr, from Old Saxon fiur, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

Fia (Plautdietsch): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “Fia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvǖr—
2Old Saxonfiurfire
3Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
4Proto-Germanicfōrfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →