Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanô

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

Nominal formation from *wanaz (“lacking”).[1]

Noun

*wanô m

  1. deficiency
  2. lack

Inflection

Declension of *wanô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wanô *wananiz
vocative *wanô *wananiz
accusative *wananų *wananunz
genitive *waniniz *wananǫ̂
dative *wanini *wanammaz
instrumental *waninē *wanammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wanō
  • Old Norse: vani

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wanōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447
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