Where does “woh” come from?
woh (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European wónkos, from Proto-Indo-European wenk- — to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn; to bend,...
woh (Old English): bending, crookedness; crooked, bent
Definitions
- bending, crookedness; crooked, bent
Ancestry of “woh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wanhaz | bent, crooked, twisted |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wónkos | crooked, bent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wenk- | to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn; to bend,... |