Where does “veigler” come from?

veigler (Middle French) comes from Old French veiller, from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

veigler (Middle French): to watch over; to survey

Definitions

  1. to watch over; to survey

Ancestry of “veigler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchveillerto be awake; to be alert
2Latinvigilāre—
3Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilāre →