Where does “veiller” come from?

veiller (Middle French) comes from Old French veillier, from Vulgar Latin viglare, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

veiller (Middle French): to be awake

Definitions

  1. to be awake

Ancestry of “veiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchveillierto be awake
2Vulgar Latinviglare
3Latinvigilōto watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching
4Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “veiller

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Latin vigilEvery word from Latin vigilō