Where does “Veere” come from?

Veere (English) comes from Dutch Veere, from Middle Dutch vere, from Old Dutch feri, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Veere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVeere—
2Middle Dutchvere—
3Old Dutchferi—
4Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic farjaną →