Where does “vieler” come from?

vieler (Old French) comes from Old French viele, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula — the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See.

vieler (Old French): to play a vielle

Definitions

  1. to play a vielle

Ancestry of “vieler”, step by step

vieler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French viele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvielevielle
2Medieval Latinvitulastringed instrument
3LatinVitulathe Roman goddess of joy and victory. See

via Old French er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencher—

Words derived from “vieler”

Every word from Latin Vitula →Every word from Medieval Latin vitula →Every word from Old French viele →