wenen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈʋeːnə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To cry, weep, shed tears
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch wênen inherited from Old Dutch wēnon 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
- Weinkrampf German
- ausweinen German
- beweinen German
- weinen German
- bewenen Dutch, Flemish
- *way- Proto-Indo-European
- *wainōną Proto-Germanic
- wanian Old English
- veina Old Norse
- bewenen Middle Dutch
- wenen Middle Dutch
- 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