Weh
Meaning
- (neuter,strong) psychological suffering; misery, woe
- (neuter,strong,uncommon) physical suffering, pain
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/veː/
Etymology
From Middle High German we, wach, from Old High German wē, wa, wah, from Proto-West Germanic *wai, from Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also Old English wā (English woe), Old Norse vei.
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