English

firesand

From fire + sand.

A compound of fire + sand

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥

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Proto-Germanic *fuïr

Proto-West Germanic *fuir

Old English fȳr ‘fire’

Middle English fyr

English fire

Proto-Germanic *samdaz ‘sand’

Proto-West Germanic *samd

Old English sand

Middle English sand

English sand

Today it means

noun Synonym of chamotte.

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

Etymograph / firesand