Where does “wīh” come from?

wīh (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wīhą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wīh (Proto-West Germanic): sacred object

Definitions

  1. sacred object

Ancestry of “wīh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīhąsacred area, sanctuary
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 “wīh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīhą →