Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “veer” come from?

veer (Danish) comes from Danish ve, from Old Norse vei, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

veer (Danish): plural of ve

Definitions

  1. plural of ve

Ancestry of “veer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvepain; contraction of labour, birth pang
2Old Norseveiwoe
3Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →