Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wannu

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vannus (/⁠ˈu̯annus ~ ˈβannus⁠/, “winnowing basket”).

Noun

*wannu f

1. winnowing fan, winnowing basket
2. trough

   Synonym: *trog

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wannu
Genitive	*wannā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wannu	*wannō
Accusative	*wannā	*wannā
Genitive	*wannā	*wannō
Dative	*wannē	*wannōm, *wannum
Instrumental	*wannu	*wannōm, *wannum

Alternative reconstructions

• *βannu

Derived terms

• *wannōn

Descendants

• Old English: fann, fan, fon
  • Middle English: fan
    • English: fan
• Old Saxon: wanna
  • Middle Low German: wanne
• Old Dutch: *wanna
  • Middle Dutch: wanne, wan
    • Dutch: wan
• Old High German: wanna
  • Middle High German: wanne
    • German: Wanne (see there for further descendants)
    • Vilamovian: wonn
    • Yiddish: וואַנע (vane)