Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanô

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

Nominal formation from *wanaz (“lacking”).

Noun

*wanô m

1. deficiency
2. lack

Inflection

Declension of *wanô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wanô	*wananiz
Vocative	*wanô	*wananiz
Accusative	*wananų	*wananunz
Genitive	*waniniz	*wananǫ̂
Dative	*wanini	*wanammaz
Instrumental	*waninē	*wanammiz

Derived terms

• *wanatōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wanō
  • Old English: wana, wona
    • Middle English: wane, wone
      • English: wane
      • Scots: wane
    • ⇒ Old English: ġewana
• Old Norse: vani