Where does “vænta” come from?

vænta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vænta, from Proto-Germanic wēnatjaną.

vænta (Icelandic): to expect

Definitions

  1. to expect

Ancestry of “vænta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevænta—
2Proto-Germanicwēnatjaną—

Words derived from “vænta”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wēnatjaną →Every word from Old Norse vænta →
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