Where does “wēnag” come from?

wēnag (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wainagaz, from Proto-Germanic wainōną, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

wēnag (Old High German): lamentable; miserable

Definitions

  1. lamentable; miserable

Ancestry of “wēnag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwainagazwoeful, sad; pathetic, pitiable
2Proto-Germanicwainōnąto cry, to lament, to grieve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “wēnag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Germanic wainōną →
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