Where does “vime” come from?
vime (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese vimẽe, from Latin vimen, from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁imn̥, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
vime (Galician): wicker; wickerwork
Ancestry of “vime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | vimẽe | — |
| 2 | Latin | vimen | twig, shoot; osier; branch for wickerwork |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wéh₁imn̥ | that which is twisted, plaiting |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |