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Where does “wantoneth” come from?

wantoneth (English) comes from English wanton, from Middle English wantoun, from Old English togen, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

wantoneth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “wantoneth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwantonUndisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled;...
2Middle Englishwantoun—
3Old Englishtogen—
4Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
5Old Englishtēohan—
6Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
7Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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