wan-
English
Etymology
From Middle English wan-, from Old English wan-, from Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“lacking, missing, deficient”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to be lacking, be empty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɒn/
Prefix
wan-
Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_wan-' title='Category:English words prefixed with wan-'>English words prefixed with wan-</a>
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wan-, from Old Dutch *wan-, from Proto-Germanic *wana-, a prefixing form of *wanaz.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ʋɑn/
Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_prefixed_with_wan-' title='Category:Dutch words prefixed with wan-'>Dutch words prefixed with wan-</a>
- wanklank
- wantij
References
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿan-
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to be lacking, be empty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɑn/
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to be lacking, be empty”).
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