Where does “WAN” come from?

WAN (English) comes from Middle English wan, from Old English wann, from Proto-Germanic wannaz — dark, swart.

WAN (English): Acronym of wide area network

Definitions

  1. Acronym of wide area network

Ancestry of “WAN”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwanwan; Alternative form of wane; Alternative form...
2Old Englishwanndark; first-person singular preterite of winnan;...
3Proto-Germanicwannazdark, swart

Words derived from “WAN”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wannaz →