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
Ancestry of “æpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | œpa | to cry out, shout |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wōpijaną | to cry out, to lament |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂b- | to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain |