wijden
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ʋɛi̯də(n)/
verb
Definitions
- to dedicate, devote
- to inaugurate
- to bless, sanctify
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch wiën inherited from Old Dutch wīen inherited from *wīhijan (hallow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną (hallow, consecrate).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wīhijaną
Gloss
hallow, consecrate
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Weihwasser German
- einweihen German
- entweihen German
- weihen German
- bisschop Dutch, Flemish
- in Dutch, Flemish
- inwijden Dutch, Flemish
- ontwijden Dutch, Flemish
- toe Dutch, Flemish
- toewijden Dutch, Flemish
- water Dutch, Flemish
- wijbisschop Dutch, Flemish
- wijwater Dutch, Flemish
- *wīhijaną Proto-Germanic
- vígja Old Norse
- wibisscop Middle Dutch
- wien Middle Dutch
- wiën Middle Dutch
- wīhen Old High German
- wīhen Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wīhijan gmw-pro
- wien Old Dutch
- wīen Old Dutch
- baigabassar Cimbrian
- baigan Cimbrian
- baigaprönno Cimbrian
- baigaróoch Cimbrian