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Where does “veifa” come from?

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

veifa (Old Norse): to wave

Definitions

  1. to wave

Ancestry of “veifa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaibijanąto wind , wrap
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “veifa”

  • veivaksel
  • veiv
  • veive
  • vifteblad
  • vifte
  • kjølevifte
  • vifta
  • veifa
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