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Where does “veis” come from?

veis (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse veðjast, from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

veis (Westrobothnian): To wager; Tough mud or mire at the bottom of a...

Definitions

  1. To wager; Tough mud or mire at the bottom of a...

Ancestry of “veis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveðjast—
2Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
3Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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