Etymology

fireward

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Today it means: Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire, etc. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English fire
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fireward · adjective, adverb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Germanic*fōr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*fuir
  4. Old Englishfȳr
  5. Middle Englishfyr
  6. Englishfire
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  8. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  9. English todayfireward

From fire + -ward.

fireward · noun2

From fire + ward.

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