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Where does “feber” come from?

feber (Swedish) comes from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

feber (Swedish): fever; a raised body temperature; a disease or...

Definitions

  1. fever; a raised body temperature; a disease or...

Ancestry of “feber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfebrisfever
2Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “feber”

  • rosfeber
  • febrig
  • körtelfeber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →