Where does “веер” come from?
веер (Russian) comes from Dutch waaier, from Dutch waaien, from Middle Dutch wâyen, from Old Dutch wāien, from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
веер (Russian): hand-held fan
Ancestry of “веер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | waaier | hand-held fan; something resembling the shape of... |
| 2 | Dutch | waaien | to blow; to be windy |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wâyen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wāien | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *wāan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēaną | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |