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Where does “vaneri” come from?

vaneri (Finnish) comes from Swedish faner, from Swedish fanera, from French fournir, from Old French fornir, from Frankish frumjan, from Proto-Germanic frumjaną, from Proto-Indo-European promo- — front, forward; in front, forth; front, forth.

vaneri (Finnish): plywood; Any hard, flat material, such as the...

Definitions

  1. plywood; Any hard, flat material, such as the...

Ancestry of “vaneri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfanerveneer; thin slice of wood, a thin decorative...
2Swedishfaneraveneer
3Frenchfournirto supply, to provide, to furnish; to put in; to...
4Old Frenchfornirto provide
5Frankishfrumjanto complete, execute; to provide; to accomplish,...
6Proto-Germanicfrumjanąto perform, promote; to accomplish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpromo-front, forward; in front, forth; front, forth
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