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Where does “vola” come from?

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

vola (Icelandic): to blubber, to cry, to weep; to whine, to wail

Definitions

  1. to blubber, to cry, to weep; to whine, to wail

Ancestry of “vola”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vola”

  • vol
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