Etymology of the English word fire
the English word
firederived from the English word
firderived from the Middle Dutch word
vierdederived from the English word
furderived from the Old French word
forrerderived from the Old French word
feurrederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pa-derived from the Frankish root
*fodarderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*paəwr₀derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*fothramderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*furkhonderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*fuirDerivations in English
blackfire,
bushfire,
campfire,
drumfire,
firearm,
fireback,
fireball,
firebase,
firebird,
fireboat,
firebomb,
firebox,
firebrat,
firebreak,
firebrick,
firebush,
firecrest,
firedamp,
firedog,
firefight,
firefighter,
firefly,
firehouse,
firelock,
firepit,
fireplace,
fireplug,
firepower,
fireproof,
firesafe,
fireside,
firestorm,
firetrap,
firewarden,
firework,
fireworm,
groundfire,
gunfire,
hangfire,
misfire,
needfire,
pinfire,
shellfire,
spitfire,
surefire,
backfire,
firecracker,
fireguard,
firestop,
fireweed,
retrofire,
rimfire,
underfired,
afire,
firebrand,
foxfire,
wildfire,
fiery,
firedrake,
fireless,
firelight,
firepan,
firewood,
hellfire,
fired,
fringCognates
Dutch
vuur, German
Feuer, Yiddish
fajrUsage
Word found in Modern English
