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Where does “febrig” come from?

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

febrig (Swedish): hot, feverish

Definitions

  1. hot, feverish

Ancestry of “febrig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfeberfever; a raised body temperature; a disease or...
2Latinfebrisfever
3Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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