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