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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.

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...
6Latinfēriae—

Words derived from “feire”

  • feiring
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