Where does “veglâ” come from?

veglâ (Friulian) comes from Vulgar Latin viglare, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

veglâ (Friulian): to sit up; to be awake

Definitions

  1. to sit up; to be awake

Ancestry of “veglâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinviglare—
2Latinvigilōto watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching
3Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilō →