Where does “veerer” come from?
veerer (English) comes from English veer, from Middle Dutch vieren, from Old Dutch fīron, from Latin ferior, from Latin fēriae — a holy day; a festival; a holiday.
veerer (English): One who veers, or swerves away
Definitions
- One who veers, or swerves away
Ancestry of “veerer”, step by step
veerer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English veer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | veer | To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vieren | to celebrate (a religious holiday), to fulfill the duties of a holiday |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fīron | to rest, to take a day off |
| 4 | Latin | ferior | to rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person... |
| 5 | Latin | fēriae | a holy day; a festival; a holiday |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |