Where does “invänta” come from?

invänta (Swedish) comes from Swedish vänta, from Old Norse vænta, from Proto-Germanic wēnatjaną.

invänta (Swedish): to await

Definitions

  1. to await

Ancestry of “invänta”, step by step

invänta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vänta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishväntato wait; to wait for, to expect
2Old Norsevænta—
3Proto-Germanicwēnatjaną—

via Swedish in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishininto, the direction "from "out" to "in
Every word from Proto-Germanic wēnatjaną →Every word from Old Norse vænta →Every word from Swedish vänta →