Where does “vijhén” come from?

vijhén (Walloon) comes from Old French voisin, from Vulgar Latin vecinus, from Latin vīcīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

vijhén (Walloon): neighbor

Definitions

  1. neighbor

Ancestry of “vijhén”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvoisinneighbor
2Vulgar Latinvecinus—
3Latinvīcīnusnear, neighboring
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →
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