u̯āb-

English meaning to call, cry, complain

German meaning `rufen, schreien, wehklagen'

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Derivatives

Material Got. wōpjan schw. V. `schreien, rufen', aisl. ø̄pa schw. V. `rufen, schreien, klagen', ōp `Ruf, Geschrei, Wehklage', ahd. wuoffen, mhd. wüefen schw. V. `wehklagen, jammern'; ahd. wuofan(wiaf) ds. (wuof `Jammergeschrei'), as. wōpian (wiop) ds. (wōp `Jammer'), ags. wēpan (wēop) `weinen' (wōp `Ruf, Geschrei, Weinen');

aksl. vabljǫ, vabiti `herbeirufen, herbeilocken', lett. (aus dem Slav.) vābīti, lit. võbyti `vor Gericht fordern'.

References WP. I 217, WH. II 726, 733 f., Trautmann 336 f., Vasmer 1, 161;