Where does “wōpijan” come from?

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

wōpijan (Proto-West Germanic): to weep

Definitions

  1. to weep

Ancestry of “wōpijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwōpijanąto cry out, to lament
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂b-to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain

Words derived from “wōpijan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōpijaną →