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wuiven

Meaning

(intransitive) to wave
(intransitive) to beckon

κινώ

γνέφω

رَفْرَفَ

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋœy̯və(n)/

Inherited from Middle Dutch

weiven

Inherited from Old Dutch

*weiven

In summary

From Middle Dutch weiven (the original vocalism is still reflected in the frequentative weifelen), from Old Dutch *weiven, from Proto-West Germanic *waibijan, from Proto-Germanic *waibijaną.

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