Where does “waily” come from?
waily (English) comes from English wail, from German weilen, from Middle High German wīlen, from Middle High German mit, from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
waily (English): Tending to wail; complaining
Definitions
- Tending to wail; complaining
Ancestry of “waily”, step by step
waily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wail | To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish; To weep,... |
| 2 | German | weilen | To be, be present somewhere; To linger, spend... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wīlen | formerly |
| 4 | Middle High German | mit | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |