Where does “wepen” come from?

wepen (Middle English) comes from Old English wēpan, from Proto-West Germanic wōpijan, from Proto-Germanic wōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂b- — to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain.

wepen (Middle English): to weep

Definitions

  1. to weep

Ancestry of “wepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwēpanweep, cry; to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over,...
2Proto-West Germanicwōpijanto weep
3Proto-Germanicwōpijanąto cry out, to lament
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂b-to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain

Words derived from “wepen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōpijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wōpijan →