Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wana-

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.

Prefix

*wana-

1. wan-, lacking
2. not, un-

Derived terms

Category Proto-Germanic terms prefixed with *wana- not found

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wana-
  • Old English: wan-, won-
    • Middle English: wan-, won-
      • English: wan-
      • Scots: wan-
  • Old Frisian: wan-, won-
    • Saterland Frisian: won-
    • West Frisian: wan-
  • Old Saxon: wan-
    • Middle Low German: wan-, wān-
      • German Low German: wahn-
  • Old Dutch: *wan-
    • Middle Dutch: wan-, waen-
      • Dutch: wan-
  • Old High German: wana-, wan-
    • Middle High German: wane-, wan-, wān-
      • German: wahn-
• Old Norse: van-
  • Icelandic: van-
  • Faroese: van-
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: van-
  • Norwegian Bokmål: van-
  • Swedish: van-
  • Danish: van-