Where does “feire” come from?

feire (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Hungarian fejre, from German feiern, from Middle High German vīren, from Old High German fīrōn, from Latin ferior, from Latin fēriae — a holy day; a festival; a holiday.

feire (Norwegian Bokmål): to celebrate

Definitions

  1. to celebrate

Ancestry of “feire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfejresublative singular of fej
2Germanfeiernto celebrate; to party; to love; to adore
3Middle High Germanvīren—
4Old High Germanfīrōn—
5Latinferiorto rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person...
6Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday

Words derived from “feire”

Every word from Latin fēriae →Every word from Latin ferior →Every word from Old High German fīrōn →