Where does “wanten” come from?

wanten (Middle English) comes from Old Norse vanta, from Proto-Germanic wanatōną, from Proto-Germanic wanô, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

wanten (Middle English): to lack

Definitions

  1. to lack

Ancestry of “wanten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevantato lack
2Proto-Germanicwanatōnąto lack, to want
3Proto-Germanicwanôlack, deficiency
4Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wanten”

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