firewater

Etymology
A of a Native American language term, probably, from  +. A number of other Algonquian and Siouan languages also refer to whiskey with compounds that mean "fire-water" (on which basis noted Algonquianist Leonard Bloomfield even reconstructed a Proto-Algonquian word for it,, although this could not have existed). The motivation of the name is not entirely clear: It may refer to the “burning” feeling of ingesting high-proof alcohol. Low-quality spirits also often included ingredients such as pepper, tobacco juice, molasses, etc. Alternatively it may refer to the flammability of alcohol.

Non-alcohol-related senses are simply.

Noun

 * 1)  High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey.
 * 2) High-temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.
 * 3)   Water for use in firefighting.
 * 1) High-temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.
 * 2)   Water for use in firefighting.
 * 1)   Water for use in firefighting.

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Danish: ildvand
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Low German:
 * German Low German: Füerwater, Füerwoter
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:


 * Finnish: tulistettu vesi


 * Dutch:
 * French: eau d'extinction
 * German: