Where does “fejre” come from?

fejre (Hungarian) comes from German feiern, from Middle High German vīren, from Old High German fīrōn, from Latin ferior, from Latin fēriae — a holy day; a festival; a holiday.

fejre (Hungarian): sublative singular of fej

Definitions

  1. sublative singular of fej

Ancestry of “fejre”, step by step

fejre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German feiern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeiernto celebrate; to party; to love; to adore
2Middle High Germanvīren—
3Old High Germanfīrōn—
4Latinferiorto rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person...
5Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday

via Hungarian fej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
2Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “fejre”

Every word from Latin fēriae →Every word from Latin ferior →Every word from Old High German fīrōn →