wei
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ʋɛi̯/
noun
Definitions
- a product obtained from milk; whey
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch wei inherited from Old Dutch *wei inherited from *hwai (whey).
Origin
*hwai
Gloss
whey
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sack-whey English
- whey English
- whey-faced English
- wheyey English
- wheyface English
- wheyish English
- wheylike English
- Alpen Dutch, Flemish
- alpenwei Dutch, Flemish
- bloed Dutch, Flemish
- bloedwei Dutch, Flemish
- *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European
- hwǣġ Old English
- whey Middle English
- wei Middle Dutch
- *hwai gmw-pro
- *wei Old Dutch
- *hwei Old Saxon
- *wei Old Frisian