Where does “feire” come from?
feire (German) comes from German feiern, from Middle High German vīren, from Old High German fīrōn, from Latin ferior, from Latin fēriae.
feire (German): inflection of feiern:
## first-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of feiern:
## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “feire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | feiern | to celebrate; to party; to love; to adore |
| 2 | Middle High German | vīren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fīrōn | — |
| 4 | Latin | ferior | to rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person... |
| 5 | Latin | fēriae | — |