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English word origin

Etymology of fired

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English -ed English fired From fire + -ed.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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verb

simple past and past participle of fire

adj

dismissed, terminated from employment. · Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English -ed English fired From fire + -ed.

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