Where does “weyver” come from?

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

weyver (Old French): waiver; to waive; to relinquish; to forgo

Definitions

  1. waiver; to waive; to relinquish; to forgo

Ancestry of “weyver”, 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 “weyver”

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