Where does “øpa” come from?

øpa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse œpa, from Proto-Germanic wōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂b- — to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain.

øpa (Old Swedish): to scream, to yell; to call

Definitions

  1. to scream, to yell; to call

Ancestry of “øpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseœpato cry out, shout
2Proto-Germanicwōpijanąto cry out, to lament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂b-to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōpijaną →Every word from Old Norse œpa →