Where does “vieren” come from?

vieren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fīron, from Latin ferior, from Latin fēriae — a holy day; a festival; a holiday.

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

Definitions

  1. to celebrate (a religious holiday), to fulfill the duties of a holiday

Ancestry of “vieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfīronto rest, to take a day off
2Latinferiorto rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person...
3Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday

Words derived from “vieren”

Every word from Latin fēriae →Every word from Latin ferior →Every word from Old Dutch fīron →