Where does “want” come from?

want (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch want, from Middle Dutch want, from Old Dutch want, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

want (Afrikaans): for, because

Definitions

  1. for, because

Ancestry of “want”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwantfor, because, as; A mitten, type of glove in...
2Middle Dutchwantbecause, for; A glove, mitten
3Old Dutchwantwall
4Frankishwantuglove; mitten; glove
5Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wantuz →