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Where does “wanjaną” come from?

wanjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wanjaną (Proto-Germanic): to accustom, to make used to

Definitions

  1. to accustom, to make used to

Ancestry of “wanjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wanjaną”

  • weaning
  • wean
  • weanling
  • weaner
  • postweaning
  • preweaning
  • weanest
  • grandwean
  • weaneth
  • gewohnheitsrechtlich
  • Gewohnheitsrecht
  • Gewöhnung
  • gewöhnen
  • gewohnheitsmäßig
  • gewöhnungsbedürftig
  • Gewohnheit
  • afwennen
  • verwennen
  • ontwennen
  • onwennig
  • wennen
  • vänja
  • læsevant
  • vant
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