Where does “uon” come from?

uon (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse ván, from Proto-Germanic wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

uon (Elfdalian): hope, expectation, consolation

Definitions

  1. hope, expectation, consolation

Ancestry of “uon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevánhope, expectation
2Proto-Germanicwēnizlikely, to be expected; promising, hopeful; hope,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēniz →Every word from Old Norse ván →