English

firemaker

From fire + maker.

A compound of fire + maker

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥

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Proto-Germanic *fuïr

Proto-West Germanic *fuir

Old English fȳr ‘fire’

Middle English fyr

English fire

Old English macian ‘to perform or carry out (a miracle)’

Middle English maken ‘to make or create’

Middle English maker ‘God as creator of all’

English maker

Today it means

noun One who produces fire, especially as a ceremonial role.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / firemaker