Where does “veye” come from?
veye (Seychellois Creole) comes from French veiller, from Middle French veiller, from Old French veillier, from Vulgar Latin viglare, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
veye (Seychellois Creole): to look after, watch
Definitions
- to look after, watch
Ancestry of “veye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | veiller | To stay up, sit up; To keep guard, keep watch; To... |
| 2 | Middle French | veiller | to be awake |
| 3 | Old French | veillier | to be awake |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | viglare | — |
| 5 | Latin | vigilō | to watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching |
| 6 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |