Where does “wanfortune” come from?

wanfortune (English) comes from English fortune, from Middle English fortune, from Old French fortune, from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

wanfortune (English): Misfortune

Definitions

  1. Misfortune

Ancestry of “wanfortune”, step by step

wanfortune traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fortune

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfortuneDestiny, especially favorable; A prediction or...
2Middle Englishfortunefortune fate, chance
3Old Frenchfortune—
4Latinfortūna—
5Latinfōrsluck, chance
6Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via English WAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWANAcronym of wide area network
2Middle Englishwanwan; Alternative form of wane; Alternative form...
3Old Englishwanndark; first-person singular preterite of winnan;...
4Proto-Germanicwannazdark, swart
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