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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wēniz.
Noun
*wāni f
- hope, expectation
Inflection
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Singular
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*wāni
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| Genitive
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*wānī
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*wāni
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*wānī
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| Accusative
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*wāni
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*wānī
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| Genitive
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*wānī
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*wānijō
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| Dative
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*wānī
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*wānim, *wānijum
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| Instrumental
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*wānī
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*wānim, *wānijum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: wēn
- Old Frisian: wēn
- Old Saxon: wān
- Old Dutch: wān
- Old High German: wān
- Middle High German: wān
- German: Wahn
- Luxembourgish: Woun