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

  1. penury, deprivation, neediness; lack, absence;...

Ancestry of “wane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwanadefect, shortage; want, lack, absence, deficiency
2Proto-West Germanic*wanō—
3Proto-Germanicwanôlack, deficiency
4Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanô →