Where does “Wann” come from?

Wann (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wan, from Old High German wanne, from Proto-Germanic hwannē, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Wann (Luxembourgish): windlass; winch; jack; bindweed; tub

Definitions

  1. windlass; winch; jack; bindweed; tub

Ancestry of “Wann”, step by step

Wann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwannot full, empty
2Old High Germanwanne—
3Proto-Germanichwannēat what time, when; when
4Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
5Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Old High German wān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwān—
2Old High Germanwannatub
3Latinvannusa winnowing basket
4Proto-Italicwatnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →