Where does “vîol” come from?

vîol (Middle High German) comes from Old High German viola, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “vîol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanviola—
2Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
3LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “vîol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latin violo →Every word from Latin viola →