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Where does “resveur” come from?

resveur (Middle French) comes from Middle French resver, from Old French resver, from Frankish hnapp, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.

resveur (Middle French): dreamer

Definitions

  1. dreamer

Ancestry of “resveur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchresverto dream
2Old Frenchresverto hallucinate; to be delirious; to wander about
3Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
4Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup
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