Where does “” come from?

vá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic waiwō — woe, grief, misery.

(Old Norse): corner, angle; disaster; harm”, “disaster

Definitions

  1. corner, angle; disaster; harm”, “disaster

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaiwōwoe, grief, misery

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Germanic waiwō