Where does “springveer” come from?

springveer (Dutch) comes from Dutch veer, from Dutch veder, from Middle Dutch vedere, from Old Dutch fethara, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

springveer (Dutch): spring

Definitions

  1. spring

Ancestry of “springveer”, step by step

springveer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch veer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveerfeather; spring; ferry
2DutchvederAlternative form of veer
3Middle Dutchvedere—
4Old Dutchfethara—
5Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
6Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Dutch springen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspringento jump, to leap; to explode, to shatter
2Middle Dutchspringento jump, to spring; to jump around, to dance; to...
3Old Dutchspringanto jump, spring
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “springveer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →