𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃

Gothic

/ˈwɛːnahs/

adj

Definitions

wretched, unhappy, miserable

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wainagaz (woeful, pitiful).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wainagaz

Gloss

woeful, pitiful

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

vainaja Finnish
*wainagaz Proto-Germanic
*weinag Old High German
wenag Old High German
wēnag Old High German
minder Middle High German
*weinag Old Dutch