Where does “vai” come from?

vai (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vaie, from Dutch waaien, from Middle Dutch wâyen, from Old Dutch wāien, from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vai (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of vaie

Definitions

  1. imperative of vaie

Ancestry of “vai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvaieto wave; to flutter, fly
2Dutchwaaiento blow; to be windy
3Middle Dutchwâyento blow (of wind)
4Old Dutchwāiento blow (of wind)
5Proto-West Germanic*wāanto blow
6Proto-Germanicwēanąto blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēaną →