Where does “wéineg” come from?
wéineg (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German wēnag, from Proto-Germanic wainagaz, from Proto-Germanic wainōną, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.
wéineg (Luxembourgish): little, few
Ancestry of “wéineg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | wēnag | lamentable; miserable |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wainagaz | woeful, sad; pathetic, pitiable |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wainōną | to cry, to lament, to grieve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wáy | oh!; ah!; woe! |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | uwáy | to see oneself |