It is descended from Old Englishwé, which was pronounced something like way in modern English. It is related to Germanwir, Dutchwij, Frisianwy, and Danishvi.
... Neil Young
1983 Glenn Gould
1986 Gordon Lightfoot
1987 The Guess Who[?]
1989 The Band
1990 Maureen Forrester[?]
1991 Leonard Cohen
1992 Ian and Sylvia[?]
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