Where does “weyven” come from?

weyven (Middle English) comes from Old Norse veifa, from Proto-Germanic waibijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyp- — to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

weyven (Middle English): To decide not to engage in or with something; to...

Definitions

  1. To decide not to engage in or with something; to...

Ancestry of “weyven”, step by step

weyven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse veifa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveifato wave
2Proto-Germanicwaibijanąto wind (around), wrap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

via Anglo-Norman weyver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanweyverto abandon, allow to become a waif; waiver; to...
2Old FrenchwaiverAlternative form of weyver

Words derived from “weyven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waibijaną →Every word from Old Norse veifa →
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