Where does “wane” come from?

Wane comes from Old Norse ván, Old English wan, and Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European en.

wane (English): A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity...

Definitions

  1. A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity...

Ancestry of “wane”, step by step

wane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots wean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsweanyoung child
2Scotsaneone
3Northern Middle Englishan
4Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Middle English wane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwanepenury, deprivation, neediness; lack, absence;...
2Old Englishwanadefect, shortage; want, lack, absence, deficiency
3Proto-West Germanic*wanō
4Proto-Germanicwanôlack, deficiency
5Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wane

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Germanic ainazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ain
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