per
Indonesian
[ˈpɛr], [ˈpər]
noun
Definitions
- spring, a mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.
- (colloquial) arc lamp.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish veer (spring, feather, shuttlecraft) derived from Middle Dutch vedere derived from Old Dutch fethara derived from Proto-Germanic *feþrō (feather) derived from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥, pth₂én- (wing, feather).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*péth₂r̥, pth₂én-
Gloss
wing, feather
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
翼
Emoji
💸
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Feder German
- dinosaurusveer Dutch, Flemish
- drijfveer Dutch, Flemish
- fietsveer Dutch, Flemish
- ganzeveer Dutch, Flemish
- pen Dutch, Flemish
- springveer Dutch, Flemish
- trapveer Dutch, Flemish
- veder Dutch, Flemish
- veer Dutch, Flemish
- veerboot Dutch, Flemish
- veerconstante Dutch, Flemish
- veerdienst Dutch, Flemish
- veerkracht Dutch, Flemish
- veerman Dutch, Flemish
- veerpont Dutch, Flemish
- veertoestel Dutch, Flemish
- veren Dutch, Flemish
- verenkleed Dutch, Flemish
- voetveer Dutch, Flemish
- *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *péth₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *péth₂r̥, pth₂én- Proto-Indo-European
- *feþrō Proto-Germanic
- fjǫðr Old Norse
- vedere Middle Dutch
- fedara Old High German
- veer Afrikaans
- *feþru gmw-pro
- *feþru, gmw-pro
- fethara Old Dutch
- *petnā Proto-Italic
- faoder Vilamovian