Where does “fīron” come from?

fīron (Old Dutch) comes from Latin ferior, from Latin fēriae — a holy day; a festival; a holiday.

fīron (Old Dutch): to rest, to take a day off

Definitions

  1. to rest, to take a day off

Ancestry of “fīron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferiorto rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person...
2Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday

Words derived from “fīron”

Every word from Latin fēriae →Every word from Latin ferior →