Where does “waan” come from?

waan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch waan, from Middle Dutch wâen, from Old Dutch wān, from Proto-West Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

waan (Afrikaans): delusion

Definitions

  1. delusion

Ancestry of “waan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaandelusion
2Middle Dutchwâenhope, expectation
3Old Dutchwānhope, expectation
4Proto-West Germanichwanwhen
5Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
6Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →