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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

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

Words derived from “wane”

  • waning
  • waneth
  • unwaning
  • wany
  • wanest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →