Where does “avfyra” come from?

avfyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish fyra, from Old Swedish fiurir, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

avfyra (Swedish): to fire (a gun, a bullet, a piece of fireworks, a rocket, etc.)

Definitions

to fire (a gun, a bullet, a piece of fireworks, a rocket, etc.)

Ancestry of “avfyra”, step by step

avfyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fyra

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	fyra	four; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil...
2	Old Swedish	fiurir	four
3	Old Norse	fjórir	four
4	Proto-Germanic	fedwōr	four
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷetwóres	four
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷe-	and

via Swedish av

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	av	from; starting at; by
2	Old Norse	af	of, from, off, by
3	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—

Words derived from “avfyra”

avfyrning

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →