Where does “weye” come from?

weye (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic hwai, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

Ancestry of “weye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichwaiwhey
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “weye”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwai →