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wehen

Pronunciation: /ˈveːən/

“wehen” is a German word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to blow (of wind, a storm, etc.)
  2. to flutter, wave (in the wind); to fly (of a flag)

Etymology

From Middle High German wæjen, from Old High German wāen, from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną. Cognate with Dutch waaien, Old English wāwan.

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