Where does “vijver” come from?
vijver (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch viver, from Old French vivier, from Latin vīvārium, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
vijver (Dutch): pond
Ancestry of “vijver”, step by step
Words derived from “vijver”