The story
- Middle English · inherited fromfire screnne
- English todayfirescreen
From Middle English fire screnne; equivalent to fire + screen.
Words from the same roots
Middle Englishfire screnne all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
firescreen
Today it means: A screen placed in front of a hearth to shield the rest of the room from the fire. Full definition →
Middle English fire screnne