Where does “vaja” come from?
vaja (Swedish) comes 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.
vaja (Swedish): a female reindeer; to rock, to sway; slowly and...
Definitions
- a female reindeer; to rock, to sway; slowly and...
Ancestry of “vaja”, step by step
vaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch waaien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | waaien | to blow; to be windy |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wâyen | to blow (of wind) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wāien | to blow (of wind) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wāan | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēaną | to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Proto-Samic vāčëm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | vāčëm | reindeer cow |