Where does “wantoun” come from?

wantoun (Middle English) comes from Old English togen, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “wantoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtogen—
2Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
3Old Englishtēohan—
4Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “wantoun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan →
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