Where does “æpa” come from?

æpa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse œpa, from Proto-Germanic wōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂b- — to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain.

æpa (Icelandic): to scream, howl, yell

Definitions

  1. to scream, howl, yell

Ancestry of “æpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseœpato cry out, shout
2Proto-Germanicwōpijanąto cry out, to lament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂b-to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōpijaną →Every word from Old Norse œpa →