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Where does “viar” come from?

viar (Norman) comes from Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

viar (Norman): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “viar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvier—
2Old High Germanfiorfour
3Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “viar”

  • vielle
  • vieille
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