Where does “weaspell” come from?

weaspell (Old English) comes from Old English wēa, from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

weaspell (Old English): tale of woe

Definitions

  1. tale of woe

Ancestry of “weaspell”, step by step

weaspell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wēa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwēawoe, grief, misery
2Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

via Old English spell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspellnews; story
2Proto-Germanicspelląnews, message; tale, story
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiwô →Every word from Old English wēa →