Where does “*wāan” come from?

*wāan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

*wāan (Proto-West Germanic): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “*wāan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwēanąto blow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “*wāan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēaną →