Where does “Woa” come from?

Woa (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German ware, from Old Saxon wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Woa (Plautdietsch): goods, merchandise. wares

Definitions

  1. goods, merchandise. wares

Ancestry of “Woa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanware—
2Old Saxonwārtrue
3Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
4Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “Woa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →