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wan-

wan-

See also: wan, WAN, wán, wàn, wān, wǎn, -wan, and Appendix:Variations of "wan"

English

Prefix

wan-

  1. (no longer productive except in Scotland) Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘bad, un-
    Examples: wanhope, wanrest, wanton

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_wan-'>English words prefixed with wan-</a>

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wan-, from Old Dutch *wan-, from Proto-Germanic *wana-, a prefixing form of *wanaz.

Prefix

wan-

  1. Preceding nouns, verbs and adjectives with the sense ‘bad, un-’.

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_prefixed_with_wan-'>Dutch words prefixed with wan-</a>

References


    Old English

    Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *wanaz (lacking), from Proto-Indo-European *we-no- (absent, lacking, without), *lang-, from Proto-Indo-European *eue- (to leave, abandon). Akin to Old Saxon wan- (Dutch wan-), Old High German wan- (German wahn-), Old Norse van- (Swedish van-), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 (wans, wanting), Old English wanian (to lessen, wane), Latin vānus. More at wane.

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    wan-

    1. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense provation or negation, ‘lacking, without; un-, wan-’.

    Old Saxon

    Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *wanaz (lacking), from Proto-Indo-European *we-no- (absent, lacking, without), *lang-, from Proto-Indo-European *eue- (to leave, abandon).

    Prefix

    wan-

    1. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense provation or negation, ‘lacking, without; un-, wan-’.

    Scots

    Etymology

    From Old English wan-. Cognate with German wahn-, Swedish van-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /wɒn/

    Prefix

    wan-

    1. Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘bad, un-
      Examples: wanhope, wanrest