fejre
Danish
/fajrə/
verb
Definitions
- to celebrate
Etymology
Borrowed from German feiern (celebrate) derived from Old High German fīrōn derived from Latin fērior (rest from work).
Origin
Latin
fērior
Gloss
rest from work
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- feriari Latin
- fērior Latin
- Feierbiest German
- Nationalfeiertag German
- feiern German
- reinfeiern German
- botvieren Dutch, Flemish
- vieren Dutch, Flemish
- viering Dutch, Flemish
- zegevieren Dutch, Flemish
- feira Norwegian Nynorsk
- vieren Middle Dutch
- fīrōn Old High German
- vīren Middle High German
- firon Old Dutch
- fīron Old Dutch