Where does “væla” come from?

væla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse væla, from Old Norse væ, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

væla (Icelandic): to cry, to wail; indefinite genitive plural of...

Definitions

  1. to cry, to wail; indefinite genitive plural of...

Ancestry of “væla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevælato wail
2Old Norse
3Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

Words derived from “væla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waiEvery word from Proto-Germanic waiEvery word from Old Norse