wansen etymology

Middle English word wansen comes from Proto-Germanic *wanaz (Lacking, deficient, absent.), Proto-Indo-European *wān-, Proto-Germanic - isōną

Detailed word origin of wansen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*wanaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Lacking, deficient, absent.
*wān- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) empty
- isōną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*wanisōną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To make less; reduce, decrease, lessen.
wansian Old English (ang)
wansen Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as wansen

Descendants of *wanaz
wan- wanen waniand wanien waninge wantoun wantowen wantoȝen wanyand wenyande wonien
Descendants of - isōną
bleschen blessen blesshen hailsen halsen halsien haylsen mincen minsen ranshen rencen rensen rinsen rinshen rixen rixien rixlien rynsen whinsen