Where does “want” come from?
want (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
want (Old High German): A wall
Ancestry of “want”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wanduz | mole; vole; rod, switch, stick |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
Words derived from “want”