Where does “wēn” come from?

wēn (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wanjaz, from Proto-Germanic wan- — swelling, growth, lump, tumor.

wēn (Old English): expectation

Definitions

  1. expectation

Ancestry of “wēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwanjaz—
2Proto-Germanicwan-swelling, growth, lump, tumor

Words derived from “wēn”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaz →