Where does “wīo” come from?

wīo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wīwô, from Indo-European *weyh₁-.

Ancestry of “wīo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	wīwô	bird of prey
2	Indo-European	*weyh₁-	—

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