Where does “feira” come from?
feira (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German feiern, from Middle High German vīren, from Old High German fīrōn, from Latin ferior, from Latin fēriae.
feira (Norwegian Nynorsk): celebrate
Ancestry of “feira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | feiern | to celebrate; to party; to love; to adore |
| 2 | Middle High German | vīren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fīrōn | — |
| 4 | Latin | ferior | to rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person... |
| 5 | Latin | fēriae | — |