Where does “veiv” come from?

veiv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse veif, from Proto-Germanic waif-.

veiv (Norwegian Bokmål): a crank; imperative of veive

Definitions

  1. a crank; imperative of veive

Ancestry of “veiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveifflag, waving thing
2Proto-Germanicwaif-—

Words derived from “veiv”

Every word from Proto-Germanic waif- →Every word from Old Norse veif →