Where does “vona” come from?
vona (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vone, from Old Norse vána, from Proto-Germanic wanōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
vona (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of von; Alternative spelling of...
Definitions
- definite singular of von; Alternative spelling of...
Ancestry of “vona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vone | to hope, expect; to make hope |
| 2 | Old Norse | vána | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wanōną | To become less; lessen; wane |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |