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Wie hwaiwa, ‘how.’ Based on the   stem hwa-, Aryan qe, qo. The formation of pre- koiwô is identical with that of êvā̆, ‘in this manner,’ from the  stem a, ‘this.’ Another form is preserved in  how, from the   hû ( to  and  hwô).  ,, ‘beetle,’ from wibel,  wibil, ; corresponding to  wiƀil,  wifel,  weevil. The literal meaning of this word as a derivative of (see also ) is probably ‘weaver’ (because it surrounds itself with a web on changing into a chrysalis state). vabalas, ‘beetle.’   ,, ‘wick,’ from wieche,  and , ‘twisted yarn as wick or lint,’  wiohha (wioh?), ‘wick’; also  and   wicke, with the same signification. The latter is connected with, from which wieche was  at all events quite distinct;   wiek, ‘lamp wick,’  weoca (but also wecca,  to  wick). There are apparently no other cognates, unless we include.   ,, ‘hoopoe’ (bird), from the  witehopfe, ,  wituhopfo (-hoffo), ,  ‘forest hopper.’  witu, ‘timber,’  to  wudu,  wood , is  allied to  fid, ‘tree’ (or  φιτρός, ‘block of wood, log’). .  ,, identical with.  ,, ‘cradle,’ from the  wige, wiege,  wiga (*wiega?), and, with a different gradation, waga, ; corresponding to  wieg,  vagga, ‘cradle’ (in  cradol,  cradle). It is evidently connected with the root in, ; yet some difficulties still remain; the relation of  and  ie, i, a, is not quite clear (see  and ).  ,, ‘to weigh, rock,’ from the  wëgen,  wëgan,  ; identical with , , which see. ,, ‘to neigh, shout noisily,’ an intensive form of the  wihen (wihenen, wihelen),  wihôn for *wĭjôn, *hwĭjôn; formed from the same root as  weijen,  weiôn (hweiôn), ‘to neigh’ (  to wicker). With the onomatopoetic root hwī̆ are connected, though with a different evolution of meaning, hwînan,  to whine,  hvîna, ‘to rustle, drink (of beasts).’  ,, ‘pole for hanging meat to be smoked above the hearth,’  only, from ;   wieme, ‘smoking-place.’   ,, ‘meadow, pasture-land,’ from the  wise,  wisa,. From the same root are derived with a different gradation veisa, ‘pool, pond with standing water,’  wâs, ‘moisture,’   woosy, ‘moist.’  wische, ‘meadow,’ is based on  *wîska.   , and, ‘weasel,’ from the   wisel, wisele,  wisala, ; corresponding to  wezel, wezeltje,  wësle (weosulœ),  weasel,  väsel. It is frequently regarded as a derivative of, linking it with the place where the animal is usually found; others, on account of the keen scent of the animal, connect its name with virus, ‘poison’ (root wī̆s, see ). Both derivations are very uncertain.  ,, ‘wild, savage, fierce,’ from the  wilde,  wildi, , corresponding to  wilþeis,  wilde,  wild,  wild,  wildi; the corresponding  villr usually signifies ‘going astray, confused.’  sauvage (from  silvaticus), as a derivative of  silva, has led to the assumption that the  cognates are derived from. This view is not probable, since seems to be used only of living beings ( ‘senseless, irrational’?);  the  signification. Moreover, the,  (‘wild animals, game, deer’), which cannot be derived from the , has a more original form;   wilt (d),  and  wild,  ( also wildor, and later wildeór), ‘wild animals,’ from  wilþiz,  (hence pre- weltos-, , ‘wild animals,’ but wéltjo-, ‘wild, savage’). Hence the connection with is improbable, though a more certain origin has not yet been found.  ,, ‘game, venison,’ from wiltbrât, -brœte, , ‘roasted (or boiled) game, game for roasting, venison’; see. — <section end="Wildbret" /> <section begin="Wildfang" /> ,, ‘deer-stalking,’ from wiltvanc (g), , ‘game preserving, preserves’; late  in the sense of ‘strange person’ (one entrapped, as it were, like game). <section end="Wildfang" /> <section begin="Wildschur" /> ,, ‘wolfskin, fur pelisse,’ only, from the   vilczur. <section end="Wildschur" /> <section begin="Wille" /> ,, ‘will, volition, design, wish,’ from the  wille,  willo, ; corresponding to  wilja, <section end="Wille" />