Where does “Weihe” come from?

Weihe (English) comes from German Weihe, from Old High German wīo, from Proto-Germanic wīwô, from Indo-European *weyh₁-.

Ancestry of “Weihe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeiheconsecration, any act or procession of making a...
2Old High Germanwīokite bird of prey
3Proto-Germanicwīwôbird of prey
4Indo-European*weyh₁-—
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