Where does “vejar” come from?

vejar (Spanish) comes from Czech vějíř, from German Weiher, from Middle High German wīher, from Old High German wīwāri, from Proto-Germanic *wīwārī, from Latin vīvārium, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.

vejar (Spanish): to harass

Definitions

  1. to harass

Ancestry of “vejar”, step by step

vejar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech vějíř

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvějířfan
2GermanWeiherpond
3Middle High Germanwīher
4Old High Germanwīwāri
5Proto-Germanic*wīwārī
6Latinvīvāriumpark, preserve, enclosure
7Latinvīvōto live
8Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Latin vexo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvexoI shake or jolt violently; I harass, annoy; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷegs-
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing

Words derived from “vejar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti
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