Where does “feiring” come from?
feiring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål feire, 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.
feiring (Norwegian Bokmål): a celebration
Definitions
- a celebration
Ancestry of “feiring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | feire | to celebrate |
| 2 | Hungarian | fejre | sublative singular of fej |
| 3 | German | feiern | to celebrate; to party; to love; to adore |
| 4 | Middle High German | vīren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | fīrōn | — |
| 6 | Latin | ferior | to rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person... |
| 7 | Latin | fēriae | a holy day; a festival; a holiday |