Where does “haverij” come from?

haverij (Dutch) comes from Italian avaria, from Arabic عوارية, from Arabic عَوَار, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.

Ancestry of “haverij”, step by step

haverij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian avaria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianavariadamage; breakdown, failure; inflection of...
2Arabicعواريةdamage in transit, average, the occurrence of...
3Arabicعَوَارfault, blemish, defect, flaw
4Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye

via French avarie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavariedamage; deterioration
2Old Frenchavariedamage done to goods on a watercraft when they...
3Old Italianavaria—

Words derived from “haverij”

Every word from Arabic عَوِرَ →Every word from Arabic عَوَار →Every word from Arabic عوارية →