Where does “veiv” come from?
veiv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse veif, from Proto-Germanic waif-.
veiv (Norwegian Nynorsk): a crank
Ancestry of “veiv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | veif | flag, waving thing |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | waif- | — |
Words derived from “veiv”