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Where does “wanrufe” come from?

wanrufe (English) comes from English wan-, from Middle English wan-, from Old English wan-, from Proto-Germanic wana-, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

wanrufe (English): Disquietude; unrest

Definitions

  1. Disquietude; unrest

Ancestry of “wanrufe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwan-Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense...
2Middle Englishwan-not, un-, mis-
3Old Englishwan-lacking, without; un-
4Proto-Germanicwana-—
5Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
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