Where does “wanrest” come from?
wanrest (Scots) comes from Scots wan-, from Old English wan-, from Proto-Germanic wana-, from Proto-Germanic wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
wanrest (Scots): restlessness, unrest; trouble, grief; pendulum
Definitions
- restlessness, unrest; trouble, grief; pendulum
Ancestry of “wanrest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | wan- | Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense... |
| 2 | Old English | wan- | lacking, without; un- |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wana- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wanaz | lacking, deficient, absent; accustomed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |