veter

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈveː.tər/

noun
Definitions
  • A lace string.
  • (obsolete) A hawser, a chain, a cable.
  • (obsolete) A chain, a bond, a fetter.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch veter inherited from Old Dutch *fetera inherited from Proto-Germanic *feterō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*feterō

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