Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanōną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *wanaz (lacking) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*wanōną[1]

  1. To become less; lessen; wane

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wanōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 447
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wanēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 446
  3. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wana- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 572-573:*wanēn-