Where does “ווייקען” come from?
ווייקען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וויי, from Middle High German wē, from Old High German wē, from Proto-West Germanic wai, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.
ווייקען (Yiddish): to say "vey"
Definitions
- to say "vey"
Ancestry of “ווייקען”, step by step
ווייקען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish וויי
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | וויי | pain; woe |
| 2 | Middle High German | wē | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wē | woe |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wai | woe!, alas! |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wai | woe! alas! |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wai | oh!; woe! |
via Yiddish קען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קען | — |