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 — a holy day; a festival; a holiday.

feira (Norwegian Nynorsk): celebrate

Definitions

  1. celebrate

Ancestry of “feira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeiernto celebrate; to party; to love; to adore
2Middle High Germanvīren—
3Old High Germanfīrōn—
4Latinferiorto rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person...
5Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
Every word from Latin fēriae →Every word from Latin ferior →Every word from Old High German fīrōn →