section_path: Etymology
section_name: Etymology
paragraph_text: Etymology
  
  The word "fire" originated from Old English Fyr 'Fire, a fire', which can be traced back to the Germanic root * fūr-, which itself comes from the Proto-Indo-European * perjos from the root * paewr- ' fire '. The current spelling of "fire" has been in use since as early as 1200, but it was not until around 1600 that it completely replaced the Middle English term fier (which is still preserved in the word "fiery").