Where does “vespiri” come from?

vespiri (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ve, from German weh, from Middle High German wē, from Old High German wē, from Proto-West Germanic wai, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

vespiri (Esperanto): to sigh

Definitions

  1. to sigh

Ancestry of “vespiri”, step by step

vespiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovealas, woe
2Germanwehsore, painful; alas! woe!
3Middle High Germanwē—
4Old High Germanwēwoe
5Proto-West Germanicwaiwoe!, alas!
6Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

via Esperanto spiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantospirito breathe
2Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic wai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wai →