Where does “wāien” come from?
wāien (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
Ancestry of “wāien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *wāan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēaną | to blow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
Words derived from “wāien”