Where does “wā lā wā” come from?

wā lā wā (Old English) comes from Old Norse vei, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

wā lā wā (Old English): alas, oh woe; weylawey

Definitions

  1. alas, oh woe; weylawey

Ancestry of “wā lā wā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveiwoe
2Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

Words derived from “wā lā wā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic wai →Every word from Old Norse vei →