veer.
a feather, plume
Meaning & usage
a feather, plume
a mechanical spring (e.g. metallic helix which resists stress)
a twisted leaf, notably of a fern
Where this word comes from
A contraction of veder, from Middle Dutch vedere, from Old Dutch fethara, from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). The sense "spring" is derived from the ability of feathers to resume their shape when bent. Cognate with Low German Fedder, German Feder, West Frisian fear, English feather, Danish fjer, Swedish fjäder.
ferry
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch vere f, from Old Dutch *feri (in toponyms), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *farjǭ. Cognate with German Fähre.
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