Where does “wan-” come from?

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

wan- (English): Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense...

Definitions

  1. Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense...

Ancestry of “wan-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwan-not, un-, mis-
2Old Englishwan-lacking, without; un-
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 Middle English wan- →