Where does “vána” come from?
vána (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wanōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
vána (Old Norse): to hope
Definitions
- to hope
Ancestry of “vána”, step by step
vána traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic wanōną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wanōną | To become less; lessen; wane |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |