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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word WANE. Etymology of the word
WANE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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WANE, to
decrease (as the moon), to fail. (E.) M.E. wanien, wanen,
Chaucer, C. T. 2080.—A.S. wanian, wonien, to decrease, grow less;
Grein, ii. 639.—A.S. wan, won, deficient, id. 638. + Icel. vana,
to diminish, from vanr, lacking, wanting; also van-, in
composition. + O.H.G. and M.H.G. wanón, wanén, to wane, from
wan,
deficient, appearing in mod. G. compounds as wahn-. So also Du.
wan-, prefix, in wanhoop, despair (lit. lacking hope); Dan. van- in
vanvid,
insanity (want of wits); Swed. van- in vanvett, the same. + Goth. wans,
lacking. β. All from Teut. WA-NA, adj., deficient, Fick, iii.
279. From ✔WA,
to fail; only found in the derived adj., which appears not only as above, but
also in the Gk.
εὖνις, bereaved, Skt.
úna, wanting, lessened,
inferior. Der. want, wan-ton; and prob. wan-i-on, q.v.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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