Where does “wanbeleid” come from?

wanbeleid (Dutch) comes from Dutch wan, from Middle Dutch wan.

wanbeleid (Dutch): misgovernance

Definitions

  1. misgovernance

Ancestry of “wanbeleid”, step by step

wanbeleid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwanwinnowing basket
2Middle Dutchwan—

via Dutch beleid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeleidpolicy; care, circumspection; method, manner,...
2Middle Dutchbeleit—
Every word from Middle Dutch wan →Every word from Dutch wan →