Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A firefighter.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryMisspelling of fiery.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English firey From fire + -y (“diminutive suffix”).
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