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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”).[1]

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

Descendants
  • Old English: fann, fan, fon
    • Middle English: fan
  • 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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