Where does “פֿײַערל” come from?

פֿײַערל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿײַער, from Old High German fuïr, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

פֿײַערל (Yiddish): little fire

Definitions

  1. little fire

Ancestry of “פֿײַערל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿײַערfire
2Old High Germanfuïr—
3Proto-Germanicfōrfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Old High German fuïr →
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