Where does “*wēwo” come from?

*wēwo (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

Ancestry of “*wēwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

Words derived from “*wēwo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waiEvery word from Proto-Germanic waiwô