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 (around), wrap
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “veifa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waibijaną →