Where does “wāh” come from?

wāh (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic waigaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wāh (Old English): an interior wall, divider

Definitions

  1. an interior wall, divider

Ancestry of “wāh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaigaza wall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wāh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waigaz →
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