Where does “veer” come from?

veer (Dutch) comes 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.

veer (Dutch): feather; spring; ferry

Definitions

  1. feather; spring; ferry

Ancestry of “veer”, step by step

veer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch veder

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

via Middle Dutch vere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvere—
2Old Dutchferi—
3Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “veer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →
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