Where does “*wanō” come from?
*wanō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wanô, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
Ancestry of “*wanō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wanô | lack, deficiency |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wanaz | lacking, deficient, absent; accustomed |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |