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Where does “weiven” come from?

weiven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch weiven, from Proto-Germanic waibijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyp- — to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Ancestry of “weiven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchweiven—
2Proto-Germanicwaibijanąto wind , wrap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “weiven”

  • wuiven
  • weiven
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