Where does “פֿײַער” come from?
פֿײַער (Yiddish) comes from Old High German fuïr, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
פֿײַער (Yiddish): fire
Ancestry of “פֿײַער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | fuïr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fōr | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
Words derived from “פֿײַער”