Where does “weif” come from?

weif (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman waif, from Old Norse veif, from Proto-Germanic waif-.

weif (Middle English): Unowned goods; property lacking an owner; The...

Definitions

  1. Unowned goods; property lacking an owner; The...

Ancestry of “weif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanwaifwaif
2Old Norseveifflag, waving thing
3Proto-Germanicwaif-—

Words derived from “weif”

Every word from Proto-Germanic waif- →Every word from Old Norse veif →Every word from Anglo-Norman waif →