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-

wan-, lacking
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-