| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|
| English |
| Old English | lā | lo! | interj | W7 LRC |
| Old English | wā | woe! | interj | W7 LRC |
| Old English | wālāwā | wellaway! | interj | W7 LRC |
| Old English | weilawei | lit. woe! lo! | interj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | wa | woe! | interj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | welaway | wellaway! | interj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | wo | woe! alas! | interj | W7 LRC |
| English | wail | to lament, express sorrow audibly | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | wellaway | re: sorrow/lamentation | interj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | woe | re: grief/regret/distress | interj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | woe | deep suffering from grief/misfortune/affliction | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| West Germanic |
| Dutch | weinig | few | adj | TLL LRC |
| Old Saxon | wē | woe, ill | adv | ASD LRC |
| Old Saxon | wē | woe! | interj | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | wē | woe, ill | adv | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | wē | woe! | interj | ASD LRC |
| German | wenig | few | adj | TLL LRC |
| North Germanic |
| Old Norse | vāla, væla | to wail | vb | W7 LRC |
| Old Norse | vei | woe! | interj | W7 LRC |
| Icelandic | vei | woe, ill | adv | ASD LRC |
| Icelandic | vei | woe! | interj | ASD LRC |
| East Germanic |
| Gothic | wai | woe, ill | adv | ASD LRC |
| Gothic | wai | woe! | interj | ASD LRC |
| Italic |
| Latin | vae | woe! | interj | W7 LRC |