Where does “wewo” come from?

wewo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

wewo (Old High German): woe, pain, misery

Definitions

  1. woe, pain, misery

Ancestry of “wewo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiwô →