Where does “vena” come from?

vena (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse veina, from Proto-Germanic wainōną, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

vena (Old Swedish): to wail, to lament

Definitions

  1. to wail, to lament

Ancestry of “vena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveinato moan
2Proto-Germanicwainōnąto cry, to lament, to grieve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Germanic wainōną →
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