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Where does “wanaz” come from?

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

wanaz (Proto-Germanic): lacking, deficient, absent; accustomed

Definitions

  1. lacking, deficient, absent; accustomed

Ancestry of “wanaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wanaz”

  • wanton
  • waning
  • unwaning
  • wanchancy
  • witwanton
  • wantoneth
  • wanchance
  • wanfortune
  • wanweird
  • wanrestful
  • waniand
  • wantonize
  • wan-
  • wanthriven
  • wanrufe
  • wantonry
  • wantonise
  • wantrouwen
  • wandaad
  • wangedrag
  • wantrouwig
  • wanprestatie
  • wanorde
  • wanordelijk
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