Where does “vieringtoren” come from?
vieringtoren (Dutch) comes from Dutch toren, from Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.
vieringtoren (Dutch): crossing tower
Definitions
- crossing tower
Ancestry of “vieringtoren”, step by step
vieringtoren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch toren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | toren | tower; rook; The fin or sail of a submarine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | torre | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | turn | — |
| 4 | Old French | Tur | — |
| 5 | Latin | Turris | A river of Venetia, now called Torre |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρρις | tower, walled city |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύρσις | tower, bastion |
via Dutch viering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | viering | celebration; cross between the nave and transepts... |
| 2 | Dutch | vieren | to celebrate; to let loose, to let go |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vieren | to celebrate (a religious holiday), to fulfill the duties of a holiday |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fīron | to rest, to take a day off |
| 5 | Latin | ferior | to rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person... |
| 6 | Latin | fēriae | a holy day; a festival; a holiday |