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Etymology of the English word firefighter

the English word firefighter
derived from the English word fire
derived from the English word fir
derived from the Middle Dutch word vierde
derived from the English word fur
derived from the Old French word forrer
derived from the Old French word feurre
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pa-
derived from the Frankish root *fodar
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *paəwr₀
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fothram
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *furkhon
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fuir
derived from the English word fighter
derived from the English word fight
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fekhtanan
using the English suffix -er
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz
using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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