Where does “wanen” come from?

wanen (Middle English) comes from Old English wānian, from Proto-Germanic wainōną, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

wanen (Middle English): to moan, to wail, to complain; to sound; to...

Definitions

  1. to moan, to wail, to complain; to sound; to...

Ancestry of “wanen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwānianto complain, lament; to bewail, lament
2Proto-Germanicwainōnąto cry, to lament, to grieve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Germanic wainōną →
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