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Where does “wōp” come from?

wōp (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wōpaz, from Proto-Germanic w(e/o)h₂b-os.

wōp (Old English): cry, outcry, shrieking, weeping, lamentation

Definitions

  1. cry, outcry, shrieking, weeping, lamentation

Ancestry of “wōp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwōpazshout, cry, wail
2Proto-Germanicw(e/o)h₂b-os—

Words derived from “wōp”

  • wop
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