Where does “wo” come from?

wo (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German wāga, from Proto-Germanic wēgǭ — weight.

wo (Luxembourgish): second-person singular imperative of woen

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of woen

Ancestry of “wo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwāgascales, balance; weight
2Proto-Germanicwēgǭweight
Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgǭ →Every word from Old High German wāga →
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