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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wannā

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 (“winnowing basket”).[1]

Noun

*wannā f

  1. winnowing fan
  2. trough
    Synonym: *trog

Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *wannā
Genitive *wannōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *wannā *wannōn
Accusative *wannōn *wannōn
Genitive *wannōn *wannōnō
Dative *wannōn *wannōm, *wannum
Instrumental *wannōn *wannōm, *wannum

Descendants
  • Old Saxon: wanna
  • Old Dutch: *wanna
  • Old High German: wanna

References
  1. de Vries, Jan (1971), “wan 1”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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