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Where does “vieren” come from?

vieren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fīron, from Latin ferior, from Latin fēriae.

vieren (Middle Dutch): to celebrate , to fulfill the duties of a...

Definitions

  1. to celebrate , to fulfill the duties of a...

Ancestry of “vieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfīron—
2Latinferiorto rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person...
3Latinfēriae—

Words derived from “vieren”

  • veer
  • veerer
  • viering
  • vieren
  • eucharistieviering
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