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

Definitions

  1. pond

Ancestry of “vijver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchviver—
2Old Frenchvivier—
3Latinvīvāriumpark, preserve, enclosure
4Latinvīvōto live
5Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vijver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →
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