Where does “wan-” come from?

wan- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European won-, from Proto-Indo-European wā- — to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...

Ancestry of “wan-”, step by step

wan- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European won-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwon-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwā-to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...

via Proto-Indo-European wen-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

Words derived from “wan-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European won- →