Where does “vanskabt” come from?
vanskabt (Danish) comes from Danish van-, from Old Norse van-, from Old Norse vanr, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
vanskabt (Danish): malformed; having a birth defect
Definitions
- malformed; having a birth defect
Ancestry of “vanskabt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | van- | giving the sense of "wrong", "bad"; mis-, dys-,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | van- | under-, un- |
| 3 | Old Norse | vanr | lacking, wanting; a member of the Vanir |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wanaz | lacking, deficient, absent; accustomed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |