weinen
German (Berlin)
/ˈvaɪ̯nən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to weep, cry
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German weinen inherited from Old High German weinōn, weonon (cry woe, cry, lament) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (cry, weep, grieve, lament) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *way- (woe).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*way-
Gloss
woe
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- woe English
- woebegone English
- woefare English
- woeful English
- woeless English
- woesome English
- Krampf German
- Weinkrampf German
- ausweinen German
- beweinen German
- bewenen Dutch, Flemish
- wenen Dutch, Flemish
- *way- Proto-Indo-European
- *wainōną Proto-Germanic
- wanian Old English
- wānian Old English
- wanen Middle English
- wo Middle English
- veina Old Norse
- wênen Middle Dutch
- weinon Old High German
- weinōn, weonon Old High German
- weinen Middle High German
- wenon Old Dutch
- wēnon Old Dutch
- wenon Old Saxon