Where does “vifta” come from?

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

vifta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to fan; to blow; definite singular of vifte

Definitions

  1. to fan; to blow; definite singular of vifte

Ancestry of “vifta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveifato wave
2Proto-Germanicwaibijanąto wind (around), wrap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “vifta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waibijaną →Every word from Old Norse veifa →