Where does “voiller” come from?

voiller (Champenois) comes from Old French veiller, from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

voiller (Champenois): to stay up, sit over

Definitions

  1. to stay up, sit over

Ancestry of “voiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchveillerto be awake; to be alert
2Latinvigilāre—
3Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “voiller”

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