Where does “wēnon” come from?

wēnon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wainōną, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

wēnon (Old Dutch): to weep, to cry

Definitions

  1. to weep, to cry

Ancestry of “wēnon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwainōnąto cry, to lament, to grieve
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “wēnon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Germanic wainōną →