Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanaz

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.nɑz/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to leave, abandon, give out”). Cognate with Latin vānus, Sanskrit ऊन (ūná).^[1]

Adjective

*wanaz

lacking, deficient, absent

Inflection

Declension of *wanaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*wanaz	*wanō	*waną, -atō	*wanai	*wanôz	*wanō
accusative	*wananǭ	*wanǭ	*waną, -atō	*wananz	*wanōz	*wanō
genitive	*wanas, -is	*wanaizōz	*wanas, -is	*wanaizǫ̂	*wanaizǫ̂	*wanaizǫ̂
dative	*wanammai	*wanaizōi	*wanammai	*wanaimaz	*wanaimaz	*wanaimaz
instrumental	*wananō	*wanaizō	*wananō	*wanaimiz	*wanaimiz	*wanaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*wanô	*wanǭ	*wanô	*wananiz	*wanōniz	*wanōnō
accusative	*wananų	*wanōnų	*wanô	*wananunz	*wanōnunz	*wanōnō
genitive	*waniniz	*wanōniz	*waniniz	*wananǫ̂	*wanōnǫ̂	*wananǫ̂
dative	*wanini	*wanōni	*wanini	*wanammaz	*wanōmaz	*wanammaz
instrumental	*waninē	*wanōnē	*waninē	*wanammiz	*wanōmiz	*wanammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

Old English: wan, won; wan-
- Middle English: wan; wan-
  - Scots: wan-
  - English: wan-
Old Frisian: wan, won; wan-, won-
- West Frisian: wan-
Old Saxon: wan; wan-
- Middle Low German: wan; wan-
Old Dutch: *wan; *wan-
- Middle Dutch: wan; wan-
  - Dutch: wan-
Old High German: wan; wana-, wan-
- Middle High German: wan; wan-
  - German: wahn; wahn-
Old Norse: vanr; van-
- Icelandic: vanur; van-
- Faroese: vanur
- Norwegian: van
- Swedish: van; van-
- Old Danish: van; van-
  - Danish: van-
- → Kildin Sami: ва̄нас (vānas)
Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 (wans)
→ Proto-Samic: *vānē (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From *wonh₁-os, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, desire, love”).^[2]

Adjective

*wanaz

accustomed

Inflection

Declension of *wanaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*wanaz	*wanō	*waną, -atō	*wanai	*wanôz	*wanō
accusative	*wananǭ	*wanǭ	*waną, -atō	*wananz	*wanōz	*wanō
genitive	*wanas, -is	*wanaizōz	*wanas, -is	*wanaizǫ̂	*wanaizǫ̂	*wanaizǫ̂
dative	*wanammai	*wanaizōi	*wanammai	*wanaimaz	*wanaimaz	*wanaimaz
instrumental	*wananō	*wanaizō	*wananō	*wanaimiz	*wanaimiz	*wanaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*wanô	*wanǭ	*wanô	*wananiz	*wanōniz	*wanōnō
accusative	*wananų	*wanōnų	*wanô	*wananunz	*wanōnunz	*wanōnō
genitive	*waniniz	*wanōniz	*waniniz	*wananǫ̂	*wanōnǫ̂	*wananǫ̂
dative	*wanini	*wanōni	*wanini	*wanammaz	*wanōmaz	*wanammaz
instrumental	*waninē	*wanōnē	*waninē	*wanammiz	*wanōmiz	*wanammiz

Related terms

*wunāną

Descendants

Old Norse: vanr
- Icelandic: vanur
- Faroese: vanur
- Norwegian: van
- Swedish: van
- Old Danish: van

References

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wana- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 572-3
^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wana- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 573

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wana- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 572-3

[2] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wana- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 573

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