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

  1. restlessness, unrest; trouble, grief; pendulum

Ancestry of “wanrest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotswan-Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense...
2Old Englishwan-lacking, without; un-
3Proto-Germanicwana-wan-, lacking
4Proto-Germanicwanazlacking, deficient, absent; accustomed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanaz →Every word from Old English wan- →
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