Where does “wīhhan” come from?

wīhhan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “wīhhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
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 “wīhhan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną