B ← A indicates that the word in language B has evolved directly
from a word in language A, or at least a very similar language. For
example, Persian did not evolve directly from Avestan, but the Old
Persian texts lack the more extensive vocabulary of the similar
Avestan language. Alternatively, the word could be borrowed
from another language. English is full of words borrowed from
Old French.
Abbreviations at bottom of page
* = hypothetical, reconstructed
GERMANIC
WEST GERMANIC
English
fire ← M.Eng. fyre ← O.Eng. fyr ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Scots
fire ← M.Sc. fyr ← O.Nth. fyr ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Frisian
North Frisian
(Island)
Jöl ( ← Dan. ild) ← O.Fris. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
North Frisian
(Mainland)
iilj ( ← Dan. ild) ← O.Fris. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
East Frisian
Fjuur ← O.Fris. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
West Frisian
fjoer, fjûr ← O.Fris. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Dutch
vuur ← M.Du. vuur ← O.Du. fûir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Afrikaans
vuur ← Dutch vuur ← M.Du. vuur ← O.Du. fûir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Plattdeutsch
Füüer ← M.L.G. vuer ← O.Sax. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
East Friesland Platt
Für ← M.L.G. vuer ← O.Sax. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Kölsch (Cologne)
Füür ← M.L.G. vuer ← O.Sax. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Luxemburgish
Feier ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Moselle Platt Lorraine
Feier ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Rhine Platt Lorraine
Feier ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
German
Feuer ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Yiddish
feier ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Alsace German
Fiir ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Swiss German
Füür ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Swabian
Feir ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Bavarian
Feia ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
NORTH GERMANIC
Icelandic
eldur ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Faroese
eldur ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Norwegian (Nynorsk)
eld ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Norwegian
ild ← Rec.Dan. Ild ← O.Dan. eld ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Danish
ild ← Rec.Dan. Ild ← O.Dan. eld ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
Swedish
eld ← O.Sw. elder ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
EAST GERMANIC
Gothic (extinct)
fōn ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis
CELTIC
GOIDELIC
Irish
tine ← Rec.Ir. teine ← O.Ir. tene ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-
Scottish Gaelic
teine ← O.Ir. tene ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-
Manx
aile
BRITTONIC
Welsh
tân ← E.Mod.W. tan ← M.W. tan ← Pr.Brit. *tanos, *tenos ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-
Cornish
tan ← K.K. tan ← Uni.C. tan ← Lt.C. tane ← M.C. tan ← O.C. tan ← Pr.Brit. *tanos, *tenos ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-
Breton
tan ← Rec.Br. tan ← M.Br. tan ← O.Br. tan ← Pr.Brit. *tanos, *tenos ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-
GAULISH
Gaulish (extinct)
tanos ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-
ROMANCE
WEST ROMANCE
Walloon
feu ← O.Fr. feu, fou ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Picard
fu ← O.Fr. feu, fou ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Guernsey French
faëu ← O.N.F. feu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Jersey French
feu ← O.N.F. feu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Gallo
feu ← O.Fr. feu, fou ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
French
feu ← O.Fr. feu, fou ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Haitian Creole
dife ← French du feu, feu ← O.Fr. feu, fou ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Auvergnat
fuòc ← O.Pr. fuec ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Gascon
huec ← O.Pr. fuec ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Aranese
huec ← O.Pr. fuec ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Aragonese
fuego ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Asturian
fueu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Galician
fogo ← O.Gal./Port. fogo ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Portuguese
fogo ← O.Gal./Port. fogo ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Spanish
fuego ← O.Sp. fuego, huego ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Valencian
foc ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Catalan
foc ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Occitan
fuòc ← O.Pr. fuec ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Provençal
fiò ← O.Pr. fuec ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Francoprovençal
fuè ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Romansch
fieu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Sursilvan Romansch
fiug ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Sutsilvan Romansch
fiac ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Surmiran Romansch
fi ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Upper Engadine Romansch
fö ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Lower Engadine Romansch
fö ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Ladin
fuech ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Friulan
fûc ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Monégasque
fœgu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Ligurian
feugo ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Piedmontese
feu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Lombard
foeúgh ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Emilian
fûg ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Venetian
fogo ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
ITALO-ROMANCE
Italian
fuoco ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Corsican
fócu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Neapolitan
fuóco ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Sicilian
focu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
BALKAN ROMANCE
Romanian
foc ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
SOUTHERN ROMANCE
Sardinian
fogu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
GREEK
Greek
fotiá ← Anc.Gk. pur ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
ANATOLIAN
Hittite (extinct)
pahhur ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur
ARMENIAN
Western Armenian
hrteh ← O.Arm. hur ← Lt.I.E. *pāur ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur
Eastern Armenian
hrdeh ← O.Arm. hur ← Lt.I.E. *pāur ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur
ALBANIAN
Albanian
zjarr ← zjarm ← Pr.Alb. *dźerm- ← Lt.I.E. *gwhermós ← Pr.I.E. *gwhermós
IRANIAN
Persian
âtesh ← Av. ātar-
Kurdish
agir
INDIC
NORTHERN INDIC
Nepali
āgo ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
WESTERN INDIC
Marathi
āg ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
CENTRAL INDIC
Hindi
āg ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Urdu
āg ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
EASTERN INDIC
Bengali
agun ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
SOUTHERN INDIC
Sinhalese
gini ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
SLAVIC
WEST SLAVIC
Kashubian
òdżin ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Polish
ogień ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Lower Sorbian
wogeń ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Upper Sorbian
woheń ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Czech
oheň ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Slovak
oheň ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
SOUTH SLAVIC
Slovene
ogenj ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Croatian
vatra ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Bosnian
vatra ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Serbian
vatra ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Macedonian
ogan ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Bulgarian
ogŭn ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
EAST SLAVIC
Russian
agon’ ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Belarusian
ahon’ ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Ukrainian
vohon’ ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
BALTIC
Lithuanian
ugnis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
Latvian
uguns ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur
FINNO-UGRIAN
Estonian
tuli ← Pr.Fi. *tuli ← Pr.Ur. *tule
Finnish
tuli ← Pr.Fi. *tuli ← Pr.Ur. *tule
Sami
dolla ← Pr.Ur. *tule
Erzya
tol ← Pr.Ur. *tule
Komi (Zyrian)
bi
Mansi (Vogul)
nāj
Hungarian
tűz ← Pr.Ug. *tüy3t3
BASQUE
Basque
su
SEMITIC
Arabic
nâr ← Pr.Sem. *nūr-
Hebrew
esh ← O.T.H. ēsh ← Pr.Sem. *ʔiš-
Aramaic
nura ← N.T.A. nūrā’ ← Pr.Sem. *nūr-
Babylonian (extinct)
išātu ← Pr.Sem. *ʔiš-
TURKIC
Turkish
ateş