Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wunāną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish; desire; love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwun.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wunāną

1. To be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy
2. To be accustomed (to)
3. To remain, dwell, live, reside

Related terms

• *wanjaną
• *wunjō
• *wunô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wunēn
  • Old English: wunian
    • Middle English: wunien, wunen, wonen
      • English: won, wone
      • Scots: won, wone
  • Old Frisian: wunia, wonia, wenja
    • Saterland Frisian: woonje
    • West Frisian: wenje
  • Old Saxon: wunōn, wonōn, wonon
    • Middle Low German: wōnen
      • German Low German: wohnen
      • Low German: wanen
  • Old Dutch: wonon
    • Middle Dutch: wōnen
      • Dutch: wonen
      • Limburgish: woeane, wónne
  • Old High German: wonēn
    • Middle High German: wonen
      • German: wohnen
      • Hunsrik: wohne
• Old Norse: una
  • Icelandic: una
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: una
• Gothic: *𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*wunan)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (unwunands)