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Where does “wōpijaną” come from?

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

wōpijaną (Proto-Germanic): to cry out, to lament

Definitions

  1. to cry out, to lament

Ancestry of “wōpijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂b-to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain

Words derived from “wōpijaną”

  • weapons
  • weapon
  • weeping
  • wept
  • weep
  • weaponry
  • weepy
  • weepest
  • unwept
  • weaponization
  • weeper
  • weaponed
  • weepeth
  • superweapon
  • bioweapon
  • weaponize
  • weepingly
  • weaponisation
  • weepie
  • weepiness
  • unweaponed
  • nonweapons
  • weepily
  • weaponeer
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