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

  1. present participle of wane; Becoming weaker or...

Ancestry of “waning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwaning
2Old Englishwanungwaning; diminution
3Old Englishwānianto complain, lament; to bewail, lament
4Proto-Germanicwainōnąto cry, to lament, to grieve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “waning

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáyEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wáyEvery word from Proto-Germanic wainōną
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