Where does “wane” come from?
wane (Middle English) comes from Old English wana, from Proto-West Germanic *wanō, from Proto-Germanic wanô, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
wane (Middle English): penury, deprivation, neediness; lack, absence;...
Definitions
- penury, deprivation, neediness; lack, absence;...
Ancestry of “wane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wana | defect, shortage; want, lack, absence, deficiency |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *wanō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wanô | lack, deficiency |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wanaz | lacking, deficient, absent; accustomed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |