Where does “waning” come from?
Waning derives from English wane, from Old Norse ván, Old English wan, and Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-, ultimately tracing to the root en meaning to be lacking or deficient.
waning (English): present participle of wane; Becoming weaker or...
Definitions
- present participle of wane; Becoming weaker or...
Ancestry of “waning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | waning | — |
| 2 | Old English | wanung | waning; diminution |
| 3 | Old English | wānian | to complain, lament; to bewail, lament |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wainōną | to cry, to lament, to grieve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wáy | oh!; ah!; woe! |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uwáy | to see oneself |
Words derived from “waning”