Where does “wānian” come from?

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

wānian (Old English): to complain, lament; to bewail, lament

Definitions

  1. to complain, lament; to bewail, lament

Ancestry of “wānian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wānian”

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