Where does “WAN” come from?
WAN (Portuguese) comes from English WAN, from Middle English wan, from Old English wann, from Proto-Germanic wannaz — dark, swart.
WAN (Portuguese): WAN
Ancestry of “WAN”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | WAN | Acronym of wide area network |
| 2 | Middle English | wan | wan; Alternative form of wane; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Old English | wann | dark; first-person singular preterite of winnan;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wannaz | dark, swart |