wanian

Old English

verb

Definitions

to complain, bewail, lament, bemoan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (cry, weep, grieve, lament).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wainōną

Gloss

cry, weep, grieve, lament

Concept

Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

😢 😭 😿

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

wane English
*way- Proto-Indo-European
*wainōną Proto-Germanic
*wanōną Proto-Germanic
gewanian Old English
wana Old English
wane Middle English
wanien Middle English
veina Old Norse
weinon Old High German
weinōn, weonon Old High German
wenon Old Dutch
wēnon Old Dutch
wenon Old Saxon