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
- fan
Ancestry of “vějíř”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weiher | pond |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīher | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wīwāri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *wīwārī | — |
| 5 | Latin | vīvārium | park, preserve, enclosure |
| 6 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |