Where does “vón” come from?

vón (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ón, from Proto-Germanic ēnu, from Proto-Indo-European anew — without.

vón (Faroese): hope, expectation

Definitions

  1. hope, expectation

Ancestry of “vón”, step by step

vón traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseónhope, expectation
2Proto-Germanicēnuwithout
3Proto-Indo-Europeananewwithout

via Old Norse ván

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

via Old Norse vón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevón—

Words derived from “vón”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European anew →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēnu →Every word from Old Norse ón →