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Where does “wenon” come from?

wenon (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic wainōną, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

wenon (Old Saxon): to lament; to grieve

Definitions

  1. to lament; to grieve

Ancestry of “wenon”, step by step

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