Where does “veter” come from?

veter (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch veter, from Old Dutch fetera, from Proto-Germanic feterō.

veter (Dutch): A lace; A hawser, a chain, a cable; A chain, a...

Definitions

  1. A lace; A hawser, a chain, a cable; A chain, a...

Ancestry of “veter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchveter—
2Old Dutchfetera—
3Proto-Germanicfeterō—

Words derived from “veter”

Every word from Proto-Germanic feterō →Every word from Old Dutch fetera →Every word from Middle Dutch veter →