Where does “wān” come from?

wān (Old High German) comes from Old High German wanna, from Latin vannus, from Proto-Italic watnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “wān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwannatub
2Latinvannusa winnowing basket
3Proto-Italicwatnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “wān”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →