Where does “waaien” come from?

waaien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wâyen, from Old Dutch wāien, from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

waaien (Dutch): to blow; to be windy

Definitions

  1. to blow; to be windy

Ancestry of “waaien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwâyento blow (of wind)
2Old Dutchwāiento blow (of wind)
3Proto-West Germanic*wāanto blow
4Proto-Germanicwēanąto blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “waaien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēaną →
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