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Where does “wone” come from?

wone (English) comes from Middle English wōne, from Old Norse ván, from Proto-Germanic wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wone (English): A dwelling; To live, reside, stay; A house, home,...

Definitions

  1. A dwelling; To live, reside, stay; A house, home,...

Ancestry of “wone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwōne—
2Old Norsevánhope, expectation
3Proto-Germanicwēnizlikely, to be expected; promising, hopeful; hope,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wone”

  • wont
  • unwont
  • diswont
  • wontish
  • wontly
  • wontless
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