Where does “wōne” come from?
wōne (Middle English) comes from Old Norse ván, from Proto-Germanic wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
wōne (Middle English): custom, habit
Ancestry of “wōne”, step by step
wōne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse ván
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ván | hope, expectation |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēniz | likely, to be expected; promising, hopeful; hope,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via Old English wuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | wuna | habit, custom |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buŋa | flower |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | buŋa | flower; blossom |
Words derived from “wōne”