Where does “veie” come from?

veie (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish veje, from Old Danish wæghæ, from Old Norse vega, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

veie (Norwegian Bokmål): to weigh

Definitions

  1. to weigh

Ancestry of “veie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvejeweigh; to have a certain weight; to have a...
2Old Danishwæghæ—
3Old Norsevegaaccusative plural of vegr, ‘ways’; earth; to...
4Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “veie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Old Norse vega →