Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanaz
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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
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to leave, abandon; empty”). Cognate with Latin vānus, Sanskrit ऊन (ūná).[1]
Adjective
*wanaz
Inflection
Declension of *wanaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wanaz | *wanai | *wanō | *wanôz | *waną, -atō | *wanō |
| Accusative | *wananǭ | *wananz | *wanǭ | *wanōz | *waną, -atō | *wanō |
| Genitive | *wanas, -is | *wanaizǫ̂ | *wanaizōz | *wanaizǫ̂ | *wanas, -is | *wanaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wanammai | *wanaimaz | *wanaizōi | *wanaimaz | *wanammai | *wanaimaz |
| Instrumental | *wananō | *wanaimiz | *wanaizō | *wanaimiz | *wananō | *wanaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wanô | *wananiz | *wanǭ | *wanōniz | *wanô | *wanōnō |
| Accusative | *wananų | *wananunz | *wanōnų | *wanōnunz | *wanô | *wanōnō |
| Genitive | *waniniz | *wananǫ̂ | *wanōniz | *wanōnǫ̂ | *waniniz | *wananǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wanini | *wanammaz | *wanōni | *wanōmaz | *wanini | *wanammaz |
| Instrumental | *waninē | *wanammiz | *wanōnē | *wanōmiz | *waninē | *wanammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: wan, won; wan-
- Old Frisian: wan, won; wan-, won-
- West Frisian: wan-
- Old Saxon: wan; wan-
- Old Dutch: *wan; *wan-
- Old High German: wan; wana-, wan-
- Old Norse: vanr; van-
- 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
Inflection
Declension of *wanaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wanaz | *wanai | *wanō | *wanôz | *waną, -atō | *wanō |
| Accusative | *wananǭ | *wananz | *wanǭ | *wanōz | *waną, -atō | *wanō |
| Genitive | *wanas, -is | *wanaizǫ̂ | *wanaizōz | *wanaizǫ̂ | *wanas, -is | *wanaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wanammai | *wanaimaz | *wanaizōi | *wanaimaz | *wanammai | *wanaimaz |
| Instrumental | *wananō | *wanaimiz | *wanaizō | *wanaimiz | *wananō | *wanaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wanô | *wananiz | *wanǭ | *wanōniz | *wanô | *wanōnō |
| Accusative | *wananų | *wananunz | *wanōnų | *wanōnunz | *wanô | *wanōnō |
| Genitive | *waniniz | *wananǫ̂ | *wanōniz | *wanōnǫ̂ | *waniniz | *wananǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wanini | *wanammaz | *wanōni | *wanōmaz | *wanini | *wanammaz |
| Instrumental | *waninē | *wanammiz | *wanōnē | *wanōmiz | *waninē | *wanammiz |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- ^ 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 572-3
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wana- 2”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 573