Where does “voillai” come from?

voillai (Bourguignon) comes from Old French veillier, from Vulgar Latin viglare, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

voillai (Bourguignon): To stay up, sit up; To keep guard, keep watch; To...

Definitions

  1. To stay up, sit up; To keep guard, keep watch; To...

Ancestry of “voillai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchveillierto be awake
2Vulgar Latinviglare—
3Latinvigilōto watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching
4Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “voillai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilō →