It is descended from Old Englishwé, which was pronounced something like way in modern English. It is related to Germanwir, Dutchwij, Frisianwy, and Danishvi.
... (33%), Daimler-Benz (33%), Alenia[?] of Italy (21%), and CASA of Spain (13%).
Over the next five years, design work continued, aided by data from the British ...