Where does “veive” come from?

veive (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse veifa, from Proto-Germanic waibijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyp- — to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

veive (Norwegian Bokmål): to wave, swing

Definitions

  1. to wave, swing

Ancestry of “veive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveifato wave
2Proto-Germanicwaibijanąto wind (around), wrap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waibijaną →Every word from Old Norse veifa →
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