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Where does “ƿann” come from?

ƿann (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wannaz — dark, swart.

ƿann (Old English): wan; dark, dusky

Definitions

  1. wan; dark, dusky

Ancestry of “ƿann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwannazdark, swart

Words derived from “ƿann”

  • wan
  • wanly
  • wanned
  • wanness
  • wannish
  • wan
  • wanne
Every word from Proto-Germanic wannaz →