{"id":2866,"date":"2023-07-14T19:17:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T19:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2866"},"modified":"2023-07-14T19:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T19:30:50","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2866","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Fire\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-07-14T19:17:21+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M47S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we look into the origins of the word fire.\n\n\n\nFire [\u02c8fa\u026a.\u0259\/\u02c8fa\u026a.\u0259\u0279] is:\n\n \tA (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flam...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_543\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2866-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2866-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"fire.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we look into the origins of the word <strong>fire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/8668826673\/in\/photolist-HUjvoy-KZRGD3-RFoznw-RFozsm-RFozuf-S53CyV-WTA5jG-21u8kcr-2o3VxqV-2o3Zpsz-2oP46UX-ed2LuZ-ed2LP6-ed2MjZ-ed2MCn-ed31FD-ed31Q2-ed32aM-ed32kn-ed8q7S-ed8quh-ed8qE5-ed8qXC-ed8EAS-ednRrC-d9tw9N-d9twvy-d9twP9-d9tx81-ed319R-ed31jk-ed31uR-d9tvcS-d9tvwL-d9tvQb\/\" title=\"Up Helly Aa Fire Festival, Lerwick, Shetland\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8261\/8668826673_c1f1c98d7b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Up Helly Aa Fire Festival, Lerwick, Shetland\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fire<\/strong> [\u02c8fa\u026a.\u0259\/\u02c8fa\u026a.\u0259\u0279] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.<\/li>\n<li>An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <em>fyr<\/em> [fi\u02d0r] (fire), from Old English <em>f\u0233r<\/em> [fy\u02d0r] (fire), from Proto-West-Germanic <em>*fuir<\/em> (fire), from Proto-Germanic <em>*f\u014dr<\/em> [\u02c8\u0278\u0254\u02d0r] (fire), from PIE <em>*p\u00e9h\u2082wr\u0325<\/em> (fire, spelt [grain]) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/fire#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>furze<\/strong>, <strong>purge<\/strong>, <strong>pyre<\/strong> and <strong>pyromania<\/strong> in English, <strong>vuur<\/strong> [vy\u02d0r] (fire, heater) in Dutch, <strong>fyr<\/strong> [fy\u02d0r] (lighthouse, fire) in Swedish, and <strong>fyr<\/strong> [fy\u0250\u032f\u02c0] (lighthouse, radio beacon, boiler, fire, light) in Danish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/p%C3%A9h%E2%82%82wr%CC%A5\">source<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>There are in fact two PIE words for fire <em>*p\u00e9h\u2082wr\u0325<\/em> (fire as something inanimate, passive and neuter), and <em>*h\u2081n\u0325g\u02b7nis<\/em> (fire as something animate, active and masculine). The latter is the root of English words like <strong>ignite<\/strong> (to set fire to), <strong>igneous<\/strong> (resembling fire, produced by great heat, e.g. igneous rocks), and <strong>ignipotent<\/strong> (presiding over fire, fiery &#8211; <em>poetic<\/em>)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/h%E2%82%81n%CC%A5g%CA%B7n%C3%ADs\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Fire\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-07-14T19:17:21+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M47S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we look into the origins of the word fire.\n\n\n\nFire [\u02c8fa\u026a.\u0259\/\u02c8fa\u026a.\u0259\u0279] is:\n\n \tA (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flam...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_544\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2866-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2866-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/fire.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"fire.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we look into the origins of the word fire. Fire [\u02c8fa\u026a.\u0259\/\u02c8fa\u026a.\u0259\u0279] is: A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering. An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,31,47,20,56,4,58,55,1,57,59,119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-danish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-proto-west-germanic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2866"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2869,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2866\/revisions\/2869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}