Where does “vějíř” come from?

vějíř (Czech) comes from German Weiher, from Middle High German wīher, from Old High German wīwāri, from Proto-Germanic *wīwārī, from Latin vīvārium, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti — to live.

vějíř (Czech): fan

Definitions

  1. fan

Ancestry of “vějíř”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeiherpond
2Middle High Germanwīher
3Old High Germanwīwāri
4Proto-Germanic*wīwārī
5Latinvīvāriumpark, preserve, enclosure
6Latinvīvōto live
7Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vějíř

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti