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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanāną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *wanaz (lacking) + *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑnɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wanāną[1][2]

  1. to become less; lessen; wane

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wanēn
    • Old English: wanian, wonian
    • Old Frisian: wania, wonia
    • Old Saxon: wanōn
    • Old Dutch: *wanon
      • Middle Dutch: wanen, waenen
    • Old High German: wanōn
  • Old Norse: vana
  • Gothic: *𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*wanān)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wanēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 446
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wana- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 572-573:*wanēn-
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wanōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 447
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