Where does “vierkant” come from?

vierkant (Dutch) comes from Dutch vier, from Middle Dutch vier, from Old Dutch fuïr, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

vierkant (Dutch): square; completely; in one's face

Definitions

  1. square; completely; in one's face

Ancestry of “vierkant”, step by step

vierkant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvierfour
2Middle Dutchvierfour; Alternative form of vuur
3Old Dutchfuïrfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Dutch kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkantside, face; side; way, direction
2Middle Dutchcantpoint, side, edge
3Old Northern Frenchcant—
4Medieval Latincanthus—

Words derived from “vierkant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →
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