Where does “vifte” come from?

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

vifte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fan; Alternative form of vifta

Definitions

  1. a fan; Alternative form of vifta

Ancestry of “vifte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskviftato fan; to blow; definite singular of vifte
2Old Norseveifato wave
3Proto-Germanicwaibijanąto wind (around), wrap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “vifte”

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