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Where does “visvijver” come from?

visvijver (Dutch) comes from Dutch vijver, 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 — to live.

visvijver (Dutch): A fishpond

Definitions

  1. A fishpond

Ancestry of “visvijver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijverpond
2Middle Dutchviver—
3Old Frenchvivier—
4Latinvīvārium—
5Latinvīvō—
6Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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