Where does “wanthriven” come from?

wanthriven (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.

wanthriven (English): Stunted; ill-grown; decayed; in a state of...

Definitions

  1. Stunted; ill-grown; decayed; in a state of...

Ancestry of “wanthriven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwan-Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense...
2Middle Englishwan-not, un-, mis-
3Old Englishwan-lacking, without; un-
4Proto-Germanicwana-wan-, lacking
5Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanaz →Every word from Middle English wan- →