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
- To stay up, sit up; To keep guard, keep watch; To...
Ancestry of “voillai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | veillier | to be awake |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | viglare | — |
| 3 | Latin | vigilō | — |
| 4 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |