Where does “weg-lā-weg” come from?
weg-lā-weg (Old English) comes from Old English wā lā wā, from Old Norse vei, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.
Ancestry of “weg-lā-weg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | wā lā wā | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | vei | woe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wai | woe! alas! |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wai | oh!; woe! |
Words derived from “weg-lā-weg”