Where does “wijlui” come from?

wijlui (Dutch) comes from Dutch wij, from Middle Dutch wi, from Old Dutch wī, from Proto-West Germanic wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic wīz, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

wijlui (Dutch): first-person plural personal pronoun (subjective); we

Definitions

  1. first-person plural personal pronoun (subjective); we

Ancestry of “wijlui”, step by step

wijlui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwijthe first-person plural personal pronoun; refers...
2Middle Dutchwiwe
3Old Dutchwe
4Proto-West Germanicwiʀwe
5Proto-Germanicwīzwe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Dutch lui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchluilazy; Alternative form of lieden
2Dutchluidento sound; Alternative form of lieden
3Middle Dutchlûden
4Old Dutchlūdonto sound
5Proto-Germanic*hlūdijan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyEvery word from Proto-Germanic wīz
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