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Where does “vaie” come from?

vaie (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

vaie (Norwegian Bokmål): to wave; to flutter, fly

Definitions

  1. to wave; to flutter, fly

Ancestry of “vaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaaiento blow; to be windy
2Middle Dutchwâyen—
3Old Dutchwāien—
4Proto-West Germanic*wāan—
5Proto-Germanicwēanąto blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vaie”

  • vaia
  • vai
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