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waaien.

to blow

6 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋaːi̯.ə(n)/

  1. to blow

  2. to be windy

    impersonal
    Het waaide heel hard.

  3. to wave

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wâyen, from Old Dutch *wāien, from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.

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