Where does “waidanjan” come from?

waidanjan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

waidanjan (Frankish): to pasture, graze, hunt for food; get food; to...

Definitions

  1. to pasture, graze, hunt for food; get food; to...

Ancestry of “waidanjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “waidanjan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō
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