Where does “wei” come from?

wei (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wei, from Old Dutch wei, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij — whey.

wei (Dutch): a product obtained from milk; whey; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. a product obtained from milk; whey; Alternative...

Ancestry of “wei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwei—
2Old Dutchwei—
3Proto-West Germanic*hwaijwhey

Words derived from “wei”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij →Every word from Old Dutch wei →Every word from Middle Dutch wei →