Where does “wyver” come from?
wyver (Middle English) comes from Old French wivre, from Old French guivre, from Latin vīpera.
wyver (Middle English): viper
Ancestry of “wyver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | wivre | any of various types of snake |
| 2 | Old French | guivre | — |
| 3 | Latin | vīpera | — |
Words derived from “wyver”