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Where does “innvie” come from?

innvie (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German einweihen, from German weihen, from Middle High German wīhen, from Old High German wīhen, from Proto-Germanic wīhijaną, from Proto-Germanic wīhaz, from Proto-Germanic wiganą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

innvie (Norwegian Bokmål): to consecrate; to dedicate, inaugurate

Definitions

  1. to consecrate; to dedicate, inaugurate

Ancestry of “innvie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinweihento instruct, to reveal to; to initiate; to...
2Germanweihento dedicate to a cause or purpose; to consecrate;...
3Middle High Germanwīhen—
4Old High Germanwīhen—
5Proto-Germanicwīhijanąto hallow, to consecrate
6Proto-Germanicwīhazsacred, holy
7Proto-Germanicwiganąto fight, to battle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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