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
- to blubber, to cry, to weep; to whine, to wail
Ancestry of “vola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | væla | to wail |
| 2 | Old Norse | væ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wai | woe! alas! |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wai | oh!; woe! |
Words derived from “vola”