Where does “want” come from?

want (German) comes from Middle Dutch want, from Old Dutch want, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

want (German): shroud

Definitions

  1. shroud

Ancestry of “want”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwantbecause, for; A glove, mitten
2Old Dutchwantwall
3Frankishwantuglove; mitten; glove
4Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →
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