Where does “wēpan” come from?

wēpan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wōpijan, from Proto-Germanic wōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂b- — to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain.

wēpan (Old English): weep, cry; to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over,...

Definitions

  1. weep, cry; to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over,...

Ancestry of “wēpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwōpijanto weep
2Proto-Germanicwōpijanąto cry out, to lament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂b-to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain

Words derived from “wēpan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōpijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wōpijan →