Where does “wan-” come from?
wan- (Scots) comes from Old English wan-, from Proto-Germanic wana-, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
wan- (Scots): Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense...
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Ancestry of “wan-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wan- | lacking, without; un- |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wana- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wanaz | lacking, deficient, absent; accustomed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |
Words derived from “wan-”