Where does “веерообразный” come from?
веерообразный (Russian) comes from Russian веер, 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 — to blow.
веерообразный (Russian): diadromous
Definitions
- diadromous
Ancestry of “веерообразный”, step by step
веерообразный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian веер
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | веер | hand-held fan |
| 2 | Dutch | waaier | hand-held fan; something resembling the shape of... |
| 3 | Dutch | waaien | to blow; to be windy |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wâyen | to blow (of wind) |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wāien | to blow (of wind) |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *wāan | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēaną | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Russian о́браз
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | о́браз | looking; shape, image, figure |