Where does “waan” come from?

waan (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): delusion

Definitions

  1. delusion

Ancestry of “waan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwâenhope, expectation
2Old Dutchwānhope, expectation
3Proto-West Germanichwanwhen
4Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
5Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “waan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ-
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