Where does “wan-” come from?

wan- (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wan-, from Old Dutch wan-, from Proto-Germanic wana-, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

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Ancestry of “wan-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwan-—
2Old Dutchwan-—
3Proto-Germanicwana-wan-, lacking
4Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wan-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wana- →