Where does “wancol” come from?

wancol (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wankul, from Proto-West Germanic wankōn, from Proto-Germanic wankōną, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wancol (Old English): unstable, unsteady, uncertain, fickle,...

Definitions

  1. unstable, unsteady, uncertain, fickle,...

Ancestry of “wancol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwankulswaying, wavering, tottering; shaky, unsteady,...
2Proto-West Germanicwankōnto sway, to waver
3Proto-Germanicwankōnąto sway, to waver
4Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wancol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wankōną →