Where does “fjoer” come from?

fjoer (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fiūr, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

fjoer (West Frisian): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “fjoer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfiūrfire
2Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
3Proto-Germanicfōrfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →