Where does “wan” come from?

wan (Middle English) comes from Old English wann, from Proto-Germanic wannaz — dark, swart.

wan (Middle English): wan; Alternative form of wane; Alternative form...

Definitions

  1. wan; Alternative form of wane; Alternative form...

Ancestry of “wan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwanndark; first-person singular preterite of winnan;...
2Proto-Germanicwannazdark, swart

Words derived from “wan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wannaz →