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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *wanaz (“lacking”) + *-āną.
Pronunciation
Verb
*wanāną[1][2]
- to become less; lessen; wane
Inflection
Conjugation of
*wanāną (weak class 3)
Alternative reconstructions
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wanēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 446
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wana- 1”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 572-573: “*wanēn-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wanōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447