Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΉβ€ come from?

π…πŒ°πŒΉ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai β€” oh!; woe!.

π…πŒ°πŒΉ (Gothic): woe! alas!

Definitions

  1. woe! alas!

Ancestry of β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΉβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

Words derived from β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΉβ€

  • guai
  • π…πŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒ΄πŒΉ
  • π…πŒ°πŒΎπŒ°πŒΌπŒ΄π‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½
  • π…πŒ°πŒΎπŒ°πŒΌπŒ΄π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai β†’