Where does “wai” come from?

wai (Middle English) comes from Middle English way, from Old English weġ, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wai (Middle English): Alternative spelling of way

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of way

Ancestry of “wai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishway—
2Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
3Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →
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