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Where does “wanô” come from?

wanô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

wanô (Proto-Germanic): lack, deficiency

Definitions

  1. lack, deficiency

Ancestry of “wanô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wanô”

  • want
  • wanted
  • wanting
  • unwanted
  • wanter
  • awanting
  • wantest
  • unwantedness
  • wantedness
  • wantcha
  • wantable
  • wantless
  • unwantedly
  • unwantable
  • unwanting
  • wantingly
  • wantful
  • wantish
  • miswant
  • whaddayawant
  • vanta
  • wanten
  • vanta
  • wanted
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