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Where does “wáy” come from?

wáy (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

wáy (Proto-Indo-European): oh!; ah!; woe!

Definitions

  1. oh!; ah!; woe!

Ancestry of “wáy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “wáy”

  • waning
  • unwaning
  • waniand
  • weinerlich
  • weinen
  • ebensowenig
  • wenig
  • äitivainaja
  • vainaja
  • minder
  • minderheid
  • wenen
  • weinig
  • minderheidskabinet
  • blokkeringsminderheid
  • minderjarig
  • minderheidsregering
  • wanen
  • wenyande
  • waniende
  • waninge
  • waniand
  • wanyand
  • weinen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →