Where does “Magenweh” come from?

Magenweh (German) comes 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!.

Magenweh (German): stomachache, stomach pain

Definitions

  1. stomachache, stomach pain

Ancestry of “Magenweh”, step by step

Magenweh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German weh

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

via German magen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmagenstomach, maw
2Middle High Germanmage—
3Old High Germanmagostomach; poppy
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic wai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wai →