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Where does “hwai” come from?

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

hwai (Proto-West Germanic): whey

Definitions

  1. whey

Ancestry of “hwai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “hwai”

  • whey
  • wheylike
  • wheyish
  • wheyey
  • wheyface
  • wheyishness
  • whey-faced
  • sack-whey
  • wei
  • wheye
  • whey
  • whei
  • hwæiġ
  • hwǣġ
  • hweġ
  • hwæġ
  • wei
  • wei
  • hwei
  • wei
  • wei
  • weye
  • wei
  • Wei
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