Where does “veina” come from?

veina (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse veina, from Proto-Germanic wainōną, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

veina (Icelandic): to wail, to cry out

Definitions

  1. to wail, to cry out

Ancestry of “veina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveinato moan
2Proto-Germanicwainōnąto cry, to lament, to grieve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “veina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Germanic wainōną →