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Where does “waneth” come from?

waneth (English) comes from English wane, from Scots wean, from Scots ane, from Northern Middle English an, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

waneth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “waneth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaneA gradual diminution in power, value, intensity...
2Scotsweanyoung child
3Scotsaneone
4Northern Middle Englishan—
5Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
6Proto-West Germanicainone
7Proto-Germanicainazone; some
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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