# in weal and woe

> English word · Prep_phrase · IPA /ɪn ˌwiːl‿n̩ ˈwəʊ/

## Definitions
1. In both prosperity and adversity; in good times and bad.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *wáy
From weal (“prosperity; welfare”) + woe (“great distress or sadness; calamity, trouble”). Compare Dutch wel en wee, Swedish väl och ve.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/in-weal-and-woe