Where does “וואו” come from?
וואו (Hebrew) comes from English wow, from Scots wow, from Scots wave, from Middle English waven, from Old English wafian, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
וואו (Hebrew): Wow!
Ancestry of “וואו”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wow | An indication of excitement, surprise,... |
| 2 | Scots | wow | — |
| 3 | Scots | wave | — |
| 4 | Middle English | waven | To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro; To... |
| 5 | Old English | wafian | to wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wabōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |