Where does “*wainag” come from?

*wainag (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wainagaz, from Proto-Germanic wainōną, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

*wainag (Proto-West Germanic): lamentable, paltry

Definitions

  1. lamentable, paltry

Ancestry of “*wainag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwainagazwoeful, sad; pathetic, pitiable
2Proto-Germanicwainōnąto cry, to lament, to grieve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “*wainag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Germanic wainōną →