Where does “veiller” come from?

veiller (French) comes from Middle French veiller, from Old French veillier, from Vulgar Latin viglare, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

veiller (French): To stay up, sit up; To keep guard, keep watch; To...

Definitions

  1. To stay up, sit up; To keep guard, keep watch; To...

Ancestry of “veiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchveillerto be awake
2Old Frenchveillierto be awake
3Vulgar Latinviglare
4Latinvigilōto watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching
5Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “veiller

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Latin vigilEvery word from Latin vigilō