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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

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “פֿײַער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfuïr—
2Proto-Germanicfōrfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “פֿײַער”

  • פֿײַערצונג
  • פֿײַערל
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