Etymology Explorer
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Where does “wǣ” come from?
wǣ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.
Ancestry of “wǣ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
wai
woe! alas!
2
Proto-Indo-European
wai
oh!; woe!
Words derived from “wǣ”
woo
wei
wa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →
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