Where does “wana” come from?

wana (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wanō, from Proto-Germanic wanô, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

wana (Old English): defect, shortage; want, lack, absence, deficiency

Definitions

  1. defect, shortage; want, lack, absence, deficiency

Ancestry of “wana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wanō—
2Proto-Germanicwanôlack, deficiency
3Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wana”

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