Where does β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΉπ†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

π…πŒ°πŒΉπ†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic π…πŒ°πŒΉ, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai β€” oh!; woe!.

π…πŒ°πŒΉπ†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to lament

Definitions

  1. to lament

Ancestry of β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΉπ†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

π…πŒ°πŒΉπ†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gothic π…πŒ°πŒΉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπ…πŒ°πŒΉwoe! alas!
2Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

via Gothic π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΏπƒ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπ†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΏπƒthe world
2Proto-Germanicferhuzbody; life; being; existence; oak tree
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanperkΚ·-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic wai β†’Every word from Gothic π…πŒ°πŒΉ β†’
π…πŒ°πŒΉπ†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ β€” Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer