Where does “invänta” come from?
invänta (Swedish) comes from Swedish vänta, from Old Norse vænta, from Proto-Germanic wēnatjaną.
invänta (Swedish): to await
Ancestry of “invänta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vänta | to wait; to wait for, to expect |
| 2 | Old Norse | vænta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wēnatjaną | — |