Where does “veer” come from?

veer (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German vêr, from Old Saxon fiuwar, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

veer (German Low German): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “veer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvêr—
2Old Saxonfiuwarfour
3Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →