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.

wāien (Old Dutch): to blow (of wind)

Definitions

  1. to blow (of wind)

Ancestry of “wāien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wāanto blow
2Proto-Germanicwēanąto blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “wāien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēaną →
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