Where does “wâyen” come from?

wâyen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wāien, from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

wâyen (Middle Dutch): to blow (of wind)

Definitions

  1. to blow (of wind)

Ancestry of “wâyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwāiento blow (of wind)
2Proto-West Germanic*wāanto blow
3Proto-Germanicwēanąto blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “wâyen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēaną →