Where does “wuiven” come from?

wuiven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch weiven, from Old Dutch weiven, from Proto-Germanic waibijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyp- — to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

wuiven (Dutch): to wave; to beckon

Definitions

  1. to wave; to beckon

Ancestry of “wuiven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchweiven—
2Old Dutchweiven—
3Proto-Germanicwaibijanąto wind (around), wrap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waibijaną →Every word from Old Dutch weiven →