Where does “veer” come from?
Veer comes from Middle Dutch vieren, from Old Dutch fīron, from Latin ferior and ferio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots bʰer- and dʰeh₁-.
veer (English): To let out , to allow to run out; A turn or...
Definitions
- To let out , to allow to run out; A turn or...
Ancestry of “veer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | vieren | to celebrate , to fulfill the duties of a... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fīron | — |
| 3 | Latin | ferior | to rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person... |
| 4 | Latin | fēriae | — |
Words derived from “veer”